Stress, anxiety and depression during pregnancy and puerperium. mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium
Conditions
Interventions
The control group will receive routine prenatal cares.
Intervention 1: The control group will receive routine prenatal cares. Intervention 2: For the intervention group will be provided six 60-minute group sessions once a week.
Behavior
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
15 Years to 49 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women with gestational age of 20 to 24 weeks; Pregnant women with first, second and third pregnancy; Having a contact number for follow-up; Participate in at least 2 sessions of all counseling sessions; Having Edinburgh depression score less than 12 before the intervention; Desire to delivery in Shahid Beheshti hospital of Maraghegh city. Exclusion Criteria: Having a physical diseases (such as epilepsy, heart disease, etc.) according to woman’s expression; Having a mental illness according to woman’s expression; History of hospitalization due to current pregnancy complications (such as preterm labor, placental abruption, Hemorrhage, preeclampsia, etc); History of premature labor and other risk factors for preterm labor; Detection of fetal malformations; Occurrence of recent unpleasant events in the last three months; Using of cigarette, alcohol and opiates and other drugs that affect a person's body and mind; Prior participation in spiritual counseling classes
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety. Timepoint: Before intervention, 4 weeks after the intervention, during labor and 6 weeks postpartum. Method of measurement: Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.;Percieved stress. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 4 weeks after the intervention and during labor. Method of measurement: Perceived Stress Questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postpartum depression. Timepoint: 6 weeks postpartum. Method of measurement: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.;Neonatal anthropometric indices. Timepoint: After childbirth. Method of measurement: Childbirth file.;Delivery type. Timepoint: After childbirth. Method of measurement: Childbirth file. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMasoomeh Haghighat
Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed