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Gynecological and Obstetric Health Complications Related to Emotional Stress
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Gynecological and Obstetric Health Complications Related to Emotional Stress

A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Women's Health Care".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 December 2023) | Viewed by 8013

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Dariusz Wojciech Mazurkiewicz

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St. Mark’s Place Institute for Mental Health, New York, NY, USA
Interests: midwifery; obstetrics; pregnancy complications; mental health disorders in victims of a terrorism; impact of life-threatening mass disasters on the health of expected mother, her fetus, the course of pregnancy & childbirth; intergenerational, epigenetics outcomes of stress in the pregnant woman - fetus-child system; the COVID-19 pandemic adverse mental health outcomes in pregnant women population; implications for clinical practice
Prof. Dr. Agata Szulc

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Guest Editor
Department Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Pruszków, Poland
Interests: psychiatry; diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders; schizophrenia; depression; bipolar disorder; anxiety disorders; neuroimaging techniques
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The scope of this Special Issue is to highlight present and future challenges in field of gynecological and obstetrics health complications related to emotional stress.

Experience to emotional stress caused by personal relationship disturbances; physical , mental, substance abuse; armed or no armed conflict interactions ; natural disasters; terror; adverse environmental factors; insufficient health education and poor access to health services ; lack of emotional and economic support , all of them, may lead to psychiatric disorders, and often coexists with gynecological and obstetrics health complications , including but not limited to both psychiatric and other somatic comorbidities. It is important to explore the common bio-psycho-social pathomechanisms, to develop guidelines to identify harmful factors on daily basis , in some of causes related to genetic backgrounds, and in turn to develop implications for clinical practice to protect pregnant woman-fetus-child system against risk factors linked to emotional stress and to provide an innovative & effective diagnostic method & treatment.

The present Special Issue will accept original research, short reports, reviews, and opinion papers devoted to the main topic and the keywords.

We are welcome authors to submit papers addressing, among others, such issues as:

  • emotional problems related to oncological treatment in gynecology;
  • emotional problems linked to surgery treatment in gynecology;
  • stress related issues to pregnancy and obstetric outcomes;
  • correlation between stress and childbirth progress;
  • emotions in complicated pregnancy;
  • correlation between emotional state and stillbirth;
  • adverse emotional attitude of a pregnant woman to care for a child in early postpartum;
  • providing psychological support and treatment to victims of sexual violence;
  • stress and complications of pregnancy and childbirth among women addicted to alcohol and drugs;
  • the influence of perinatal stress on postpartum lactation and the need for breastfeeding;
  • the influence of stress-generating environmental factors on complications after caesarean section;
  • the impact of fear and hospital stay on wound healing rate after gynecological and obstetric surgeries;
  • emotional and physical abuse in pregnancy and mother’s attachment to offspring in postpartum period;
  • effect of stress on the incidence of gynecological diseases;
  • lack of economic and emotional support and the incidence of gynecological complications and unwanted pregnancies;
  • emotional disorders of pregnant women addicted to drugs and alcohol and complications of pregnancy, childbirth and health complications of the born child;
  • possibility of obtaining proper psycho-psychiatric and medical attention in time of terror, natural disaster;
  • cases of violence of pregnant women with emotional disorders against medical staff, nurses, midwives;
  • difficulties in the care and treatment of patients with gynecological and obstetric complications related to emotional stress;
  • protection pregnant woman-fetus-child system against emotional and physical abuse;
  • motherhood among women requiring psychiatric treatment;

ways and methods of reducing stress in patients afraid of gynecological and obstetric surgeries in the prevention of complications.

Dr. Dariusz Wojciech Mazurkiewicz
Prof. Dr. Agata Szulc
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • stress
  • depression
  • coping with stress
  • major depressive disorder
  • schizophrenia
  • anxiety disorders
  • pregnancy complications
  • mass disaster
  • terror
  • conflict
  • psychiatric disorders
  • gynecological and obstetrics health complications
  • abuse
  • implications for practice

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Prenatal Stress as a Risk Factor for Maternal–Foetal Morbidity: A Longitudinal Study
by Rocío Palomo-Gómez, Azahara Rúger-Navarrete, Irene Antúnez-Calvente, Juana María Vázquez-Lara, Luciano Rodríguez-Díaz, Juan Gómez-Salgado, Francisco Javier Riesco-González, María Dolores Vázquez-Lara, Francisco Javier Muñoz-Vela and Francisco Javier Fernández-Carrasco
Healthcare 2024, 12(3), 312; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12030312 - 25 Jan 2024
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Pregnancy is one of the most complex periods in a woman’s life, not only because of the biological changes involved but also because of the psychological aspects. Stress during pregnancy refers to the concerns and distress that arise during pregnancy and that can [...] Read more.
Pregnancy is one of the most complex periods in a woman’s life, not only because of the biological changes involved but also because of the psychological aspects. Stress during pregnancy refers to the concerns and distress that arise during pregnancy and that can be assessed by means of psychological and physiological scales. The aim of this study was to analyse prenatal stress and to evaluate its consequences on the health of both the mother and the foetus. A descriptive longitudinal study was carried out on a sample of 398 pregnant women being followed up during their entire pregnancy, who gave birth at the Punta de Europa University Hospital in Algeciras (Spain) between September 2021 and August 2023. The Prenatal Distress Questionnaire (PDQ) was used, as well as serum cortisol levels in each trimester of pregnancy and birth experience using the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire in its validated Spanish version, CEQ-E. Demographic and obstetric variables were included. One of the main findings was that experiencing more stress in late pregnancy had a negative impact on obstetric outcomes. Women who had higher levels of prenatal distress had higher blood cortisol levels and increased risk of having a caesarean section at delivery. A significant negative correlation was also found between stress and Apgar test values in the first minute of life. It is concluded that interventions promoted by the health system that provide comprehensive prenatal care contribute to decreased stress as perceived by these pregnant women, thus reducing the risk of maternal and foetal morbidity. Full article
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Psychometric Properties of the Translated Spanish Version of the Vaginal Penetration Cognition Questionnaire: A Preliminary Work for Validation
by Aida Lopez-Brull, Borja Perez-Dominguez, Sergio Hernandez-Sanchez, Alvaro Manuel Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Irmina Nahon and Maria Blanco-Diaz
Healthcare 2023, 11(10), 1482; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101482 - 19 May 2023
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(1) Background: To develop an instrument in Spanish to assess beliefs and feelings about vaginal penetration and assess its psychometric properties. (2) Methods: This study translated and adapted the Vaginal Penetration Cognition Questionnaire into Spanish, and a total of 225 women who suffered [...] Read more.
(1) Background: To develop an instrument in Spanish to assess beliefs and feelings about vaginal penetration and assess its psychometric properties. (2) Methods: This study translated and adapted the Vaginal Penetration Cognition Questionnaire into Spanish, and a total of 225 women who suffered from Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder were included in the study. The psychometric properties, including construct, convergent and discriminant validity, test–retest reliability, and internal consistency of the translated version were assessed. (3) Results: The Spanish version of the Vaginal Penetration Cognition Questionnaire is a valid, reliable, and consistent tool to assess beliefs and thoughts about vaginal penetration in women suffering from Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder. The exploratory factor analysis yielded four domains that explained 62.5% of the variance. Convergent and discriminant validity was also confirmed. Test–retest reliability was high, with an intraclass correlation coefficient value of 0.90, a standard error of measurement of 4.21, and a minimal detectable change of 11.66 points. Every domain also showed good internal consistency levels, with Cronbach’s α values ranging from 0.84 to 0.89. (4) Conclusion: The Spanish version of the Vaginal Penetration Cognition Questionnaire is a valid, reliable, and consistent tool to assess vaginal penetration cognition in women suffering from Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder. Full article
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Acupuncture Treatment for Emotional Problems in Women with Infertility: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
by Su-In Hwang, Young-Jin Yoon, Soo-Hyun Sung, Su-Jin Cho and Jang-Kyung Park
Healthcare 2023, 11(20), 2704; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11202704 - 10 Oct 2023
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This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in treating emotional problems in women with infertility. We searched for randomized controlled trials using acupuncture treatment for emotional problems in women with infertility using 11 databases from their [...] Read more.
This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in treating emotional problems in women with infertility. We searched for randomized controlled trials using acupuncture treatment for emotional problems in women with infertility using 11 databases from their inception to 30 June 2023. The control intervention included no treatment, sham acupuncture treatment, and conventional treatment. The primary outcome was emotion-related rating scales, and the secondary outcomes were total effectiveness rate, quality of life, clinical pregnancy rate, and adverse events. Twelve randomized controlled trials involving 1930 participants were included. A meta-analysis of these studies indicated that, as compared to the control treatment, acupuncture significantly improved the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory, Self-rating Anxiety Scale, Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale, and Self-rating Depression Scale scores, which were the primary emotion-related outcomes. Furthermore, the meta-analysis demonstrated that acupuncture treatment had a significant effect on the clinical pregnancy rate, which was the secondary outcome. No adverse events were reported in any of the studies. Our findings demonstrate the potential of acupuncture for treating emotional problems in women with infertility. However, well-designed and high-quality randomized clinical trials are required to confirm the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture treatment. The protocol of the current study was registered in PROSPERO (registration number: CRD42020166119). Full article
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