OBJECTIVETo investigate the impact of psychological factors on post-partum hemorrhage and labor duration.

METHODSA questionnaire-based investigation was conducted in 180 healthy single-fetus spontaneous delivery primigravida to understand their psychological status and related factors, and the duration of labor and postpartum hemorrhage were recorded.

RESULTSAnxiety and depression were common in pregnant women and positively related to age, profession, education and social support. The scores of SAS and SDS of postpartum hemorrhage-free group were significantly lower than those in postpartum hemorrhage group, and the duration of first and the second stage was significantly longer in women with high SAS and SDS score than in those with lower scores.

CONCLUSIONSThe mental health status of pregnant women may vary significantly depending on the social community they belong to. Anxiety and depression may increase the risk of postpartum hemorrhage and prolonged labor, so that psychological counseling can be of importance to improve the care in the department of obstetrics.

Adult ; Anxiety ; psychology ; China ; Delivery, Obstetric ; psychology ; Depression ; psychology ; Female ; Humans ; Obstetric Labor Complications ; psychology ; Postpartum Hemorrhage ; psychology ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Trimester, Third ; psychology ; Risk Factors ; Surveys and Questionnaires

OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to investigate the effect of delivery nursing care using essential oils on labor stress response, labor anxiety and postpartum status anxiety for primipara. METHODS: This study used nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects of this experiment consisted of forty eight primipara with single gestation, full term, & uncomplicated pregnancies. Twenty four primipra were in the experimental and control group each. Their mean age was 27.9 years old, their mean gestation period 279.9 days. As a treatment, delivery nursing care using essential oils was applied by nurses. Data collected epinephrine, norepinephrine, anxiety during labor. In the 24 hours after birth, the data for the postpartum mother's status anxiety was collected. Data was analyzed by t-test, repeated measures ANOVA, Mann-Whitney U test, & Wilcoxon signed ranks test with SPSS Program. RESULTS: Plasma epinephrine, norepinephrine were significantly low in the experimental group (P=0.001, P=0.033, respectively). There was no significant difference between the two groups in anxiety during labor and postpartum mother's status anxiety. CONCLUSION: These findings indicate that delivery nursing care using essential oils could be effective in decreasing plasma epinephrine, norepinephrine. But, that could not be verified in decreasing mother's anxiety.
Stress/*prevention & control ; Pregnancy ; Postpartum Period/*psychology ; Oils, Volatile/*therapeutic use ; Norepinephrine/blood ; Labor, Obstetric/*psychology ; Humans ; Female ; Epinephrine/blood ; Delivery, Obstetric/*nursing ; *Aromatherapy ; Anxiety/*prevention & control ; Adult

OBJECTIVE: To develop a model based on non-invasive variables to predict the probability of subsequent maternal and/or neonatal clinical infection in women admitted to hospital for preterm labor with intact membranes. METHODS: Transvaginal ultrasound for measurement of cervical length was performed and maternal blood was collected for the determination of white blood cell (WBC) count at admission in 165 consecutive women with preterm labor (between 20.0 and 35.0 weeks). Clinical infection was defined as the presence of clinical chorioamnionitis at delivery or early onset neonatal sepsis. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and logistic regression analysis were used for statistical analyses. RESULTS: The prevalence of clinical infection was 5% (8/165). Women who developed clinical infection had a significantly lower median gestational age at admission, a lower shorter median cervical length, and a higher median WBC count as compared to those who did not develop clinical infection. Logistic regression analysis was performed and a final model was chosen, which included maternal blood WBC, cervical length, and gestational age as the best predictors of clinical infection. A risk score was calculated containing these 3 variables for each patient. The model was shown to have an adequate goodness of fit (P=0.202), and the area under the ROC curve was 0.822, indicating reasonably good discrimination. CONCLUSION: In women admitted to hospital for preterm labor with intact membranes, the risk for the subsequent maternal and/or neonatal clinical infection can be predicted non-invasively with a risk score based on cervical length at admission, maternal blood WBC, and gestational age.
Chorioamnionitis ; Discrimination (Psychology) ; Female ; Gestational Age ; Humans ; Leukocytes ; Logistic Models ; Membranes ; Obstetric Labor, Premature ; Pregnancy ; Prevalence ; ROC Curve ; Sepsis

PURPOSE: To identify risk factors for premature birth among premature obstetric labor women. METHODS: Participants were 129 hospitalized women who were diagnosed with potential premature obstetric labor with 20 weeks to 37 weeks of gestation. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, χ2 test, t-test, and binary logistic regression. RESULTS: Of 129 women, 78(60.5%) gave premature birth and 51 (39.5%) gave full-term birth. Risk factors for premature birth were education level (≤bachelor's degree), abnormal bowel condition (constipation or diarrhea), time firstly diagnosed with a premature obstetric labor (below 28 weeks of pregnancy), and multiple pregnancy. There were also increased risks of premature birth for participants with high level of anxiety and high level of prenatal stress. In social support, there was an increased risk of premature birth for participants with low level of social support. CONCLUSION: Prenatal nursing programs should consider not only psychosocial factors such as anxiety, prenatal stress, and social support, but also some general and obstetric factors such as education level, abnormal bowel condition, time firstly diagnosed with a premature obstetric labor, and multiple pregnancy to increase maternal and child health.
Anxiety ; Child Health ; Cohort Studies* ; Education ; Female ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Nursing ; Obstetric Labor, Premature* ; Parturition ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy, Multiple ; Premature Birth* ; Prospective Studies* ; Psychology ; Risk Factors*