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Childbirth as an anticipated trauma during pregnancy: pretraumatic stress symptoms in primiparous women

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Introduction: Women can develop anticipated traumatic reactions related to the forthcoming delivery through “pretraumatic stress” symptoms. The present study aims at: a) exploring the frequency of probable pretraumatic stress disorder in primiparous pregnant women, b) evidencing associated features of pretraumatic stress symptoms and c) exploring which specific components of antenatal anxiety are associated with pretraumatic stress symptoms.
Methods: A sample of 100 primiparous pregnant women completed an online questionnaire assessing pretraumatic stress, fear of childbirth, depressive and anxiety symptoms. Socio-demographic and pregnancy-related data were also gathered.
Results: 8% of women met all criteria for probable pretraumatic stress disorder. Increased depressive symptoms (ß = 0.48, p< .05), childbirth concerns (ß = 0.47, p< .05) and worry about self (ß = 0.74; p< .05) were associated with the intensity of pretraumatic stress disorder symptoms.
Conclusion: This study contributes to the very limited literature on pretraumatic stress symptoms. Thus, it is noteworthy that pretraumatic stress is not a reactivation of a former postpartum PTSD or associated with a prior negative experience of childbirth. Future studies conducted on primiparous women with no history of traumatic exposure could allow to provide additional evidences of the existence of anticipated traumatic reactions of childbirth.
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hal-03922075 , version 1 (15-01-2024)

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Lara Suchanecki, Nelly Goutaudier. Childbirth as an anticipated trauma during pregnancy: pretraumatic stress symptoms in primiparous women. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, In press, ⟨10.1080/02646838.2022.2137118⟩. ⟨hal-03922075⟩
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