PRIME: impact of previous mental health problems on health-related quality of life in women with childbirth trauma

• Published in: Archives of women's mental health 2013-12, Vol.16 (6), p.561-564
• Main Authors: Turkstra, E., Gamble, J., Creedy, D. K., Fenwick, J., Barclay, L., Buist, A., Ryding, EL, Scuffham, P. A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Australia; Care and treatment; Childbirth & labor; Counseling; Diagnosis; Female; Health Status; Humans; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mental disorders; Mental Disorders - diagnosis; Mental Disorders - psychology; Mental Health; Mothers - psychology; Parenting; Parturition - psychology; Postpartum psychiatric disorders; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Trimester, Third; Psychiatry; Psychotherapy; Quality of Life; Short Communication; Sickness Impact Profile; Surveys and Questionnaires; Trauma
• ISSN: 1434-1816; 1435-1102
• DOI: 10.1007/s00737-013-0384-5

We investigated the impact of pre-existing mental ill health on postpartum maternal outcomes. Women reporting childbirth trauma received counselling (Promoting Resilience in Mothers' Emotions; n  = 137) or parenting support ( n  = 125) at birth and 6 weeks. The EuroQol Five dimensional (EQ-5D)-measured health-related quality of life at 6 weeks, 6 and 12 months. At 12 months, EQ-5D was better for women without mental health problems receiving PRIME (mean difference (MD) 0.06; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.02 to 0.10) or parenting support (MD 0.08; 95 % CI 0.01 to 0.14). Pre-existing mental health conditions influence quality of life in women with childbirth trauma.