The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among women with normal vaginal delivery in Zahedan city
Journal Title: Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy - Year 2015, Vol 17, Issue 1
Abstract
Aim of the studyThe study aimed to determine the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among postpartumwomen in Zahedan city, Iran.Subject or material and methodsData in this cross-sectional study were gathered from healthcare centres of Zahedan, a city insouth-east Iran. Four-hundred women with childbirth experience over the past few months were selected;between 6 and 24 weeks had passed since their delivery. We used three questionnaires in order to evaluatethe demographic data, PTSD symptoms and traumatic childbirth experience.ResultsThe mean parity was 3.40±2.55 children and the mean duration of pain was 19.44±9.16 hours.Overall, 7.8%, 36% and 0.5% of the subjects had a previous history of curettage, episiotomy and vacuumevacuation, respectively. In total, 32% of the participants showed PTSD symptoms. Prevalence ofPTSD was not significantly associated with parity, pain duration, education level or employment status.Significant correlation with PTSD was found with the mode of delivery (P=0.013), curettage (P=0.005)and length of hospitalization. Also, prevalence of PTSD was substantially associated with the type of pregnancy(planned or unintended) (P=0.011).DiscussionWomen with PTSD were not significantly different from those without PTSD in terms ofparity, pain duration, education level or employment status.ConclusionsHistory of curettage, episiotomy and vacuumevacuation increased the incidence of PTSD in postpartum women. Moreover, unwanted pregnancywas more common among women with PTSD compared with normal subjects and length of hospitalizationwas longer.
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Mahboubeh Moghadam, Alireza Shamsi, Fatemeh Moro
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