Is there an association between maternal anxiety propensity and pregnancy outcomes?

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Aron Weller¹  Liat Arnon²  Lee Koren²  Michal Eisner³  Eyal Ravid³  Liat Salzer³  Eran Hadar³  Arnon Wiznitzer³ 

[1] Department of Psychology and the Gonda Brain Research Center, Bar-Ilan University;Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University;Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University;

关键词: Anxiety;    Pregnancy;    Adverse outcome;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12884-018-1925-8

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background Several studies have shown inconsistent associations between anxiety during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcome. This inconsistency may be due to lack of controlling for the timing and type of maternal anxiety. We aimed to isolate a specific type of anxiety - maternal anxiety propensity, which is not directly related to pregnancy, and evaluate its association with adverse pregnancy outcome. Methods We conducted a prospective observational study of 512 pregnant women, followed to delivery. The trait anxiety scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventories was used in order to detect a propensity towards anxiety. The association between anxiety propensity (defined as trait-anxiety subscale score above 38) and adverse pregnancy outcome was evaluated. Primary outcome was a composite outcome including preterm birth prior to 37 gestational weeks, hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, small for gestational age newborn and gestational diabetes mellitus. Secondary outcomes were each one of the above mentioned gestational complications. Results There were no significant between-group differences in adverse pregnancy outcomes, including the rate of preterm birth, hypertensive disorders, small for gestational age, gestational diabetes or a composite outcome of them all. Conclusion Anxiety propensity is not associated with adverse pregnancy outcome.

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