Psychological Morbidity and Pregnancy Outcome
Conditions
Interventions
Music psychotherapy
Standard care
Sponsors
Vera Anokkyewaa Amponsah
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Eligible pregnant women will be those who (i) had scored Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score=10 at screening .The PHQ-9 is a 9-item self-report screening measure for depression symptoms, which is widely used in clinical practice and research. (ii) Age > or =18years old, not require urgent medical or psychiatric attention, and was able to give informed consent personally. (iii) Pregnancy at second trimester at the time of screening and recruitment. (iv) Not exposure to drugs, other than those prescribed by their gynecologist and (v) who had no early being diagnosis with anxiety and depression symptoms.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: on the other hand, are qualities that exclude potential participants from participation in the research. Pregnant women will be excluded if they were already getting treatment or if they did not live in the research region on a permanent basis (i.e. less than 6 months’ residency). If a fetal anomaly will be discovered during ultrasonography, or if there will be obstetric difficulties or a significant psychosocial risk at the time of recruiting, the candidate will be ruled out.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression, Anxiety disorders, Apgar scores, fetal heart rate on admission variable, heart rate of the newborn at the time of discharge, respiratory rates, axillary temperatures, birth weight, newborn length and head circumference | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postern pregnancy, hours between admission and delivery, mode of delivery , episiotomy/tear, gestational age at delivery, hemoglobin at delivery, systolic blood pressure and diastolic pressure at delivery, postpartum hemorrhage, antepartum hemorrhage, obstructed labor, pre-eclampsia, hypertension at term, anemia at term, Postpartum urinary tract infection, endometritis or retained product of conception, initiated skin to skin care within 30minutes, breast feed in 30 minutes, postpartum depression | — |
Countries
Ghana
Contacts
Public ContactCecilia Amponsah
Domestic Bursar
Outcome results
None listed