Maternal distress and the development of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

Despite the implementation of programmes to improve maternal health, maternal and foetal mortality rates still remain high. The presence of maternal distress and its association with the development of pregnancy hypertensive disorders is not well established. The aim of this study was to evaluate th...

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Published in:Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 2017-11, Vol.37 (8), p.1004-1008
Main Authors: Garza-Veloz, Idalia, Castruita-De la Rosa, Claudia, Ortiz-Castro, Yolanda, Flores-Morales, Virginia, Castañeda-Lopez, Maria E., Cardenas-Vargas, Edith, Hernandez-Delgadillo, Gloria P., Ortega-Cisneros, Vicente, Luevano, Martha, Rodriguez-Sanchez, Iram P., Trejo-Vazquez, Fabiola, Delgado-Enciso, Ivan, Cid-Baez, Miguel A., Trejo-Ortiz, Perla M., Ramos-Del Hoyo, Maria G., Martinez-Fierro, Margarita L.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Anxiety - complications
Anxiety - epidemiology
Clinical medicine
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced - epidemiology
Insomnia
Interpersonal Relations
maternal distress
Maternal Health
Mental Disorders - complications
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
mental health
Mexico - epidemiology
Preeclampsia
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications - psychology
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - complications
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Despite the implementation of programmes to improve maternal health, maternal and foetal mortality rates still remain high. The presence of maternal distress and its association with the development of pregnancy hypertensive disorders is not well established. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between maternal distress and the development of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy in a prospective cohort of 321 Mexican women. Symptoms of maternal distressing were evaluated at week 20th of gestation using the General Health Questionnaire. The presence of acute somatic symptoms, social dysfunction, anxiety and insomnia increased the odds of developing a pregnancy hypertensive disorder by 5.1-26.4 times in study population (p values 
ISSN:0144-3615
1364-6893
DOI:10.1080/01443615.2017.1313823