Title |
A prospective study of effects of psychological factors and sleep on obstetric interventions, mode of birth, and neonatal outcomes among low-risk British Columbian women
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Published in |
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, August 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2393-12-78 |
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Authors |
Wendy A Hall, Kathrin Stoll, Eileen K Hutton, Helen Brown |
Abstract |
Obstetrical interventions, including caesarean sections, are increasing in Canada. Canadian women's psychological states, fatigue, and sleep have not been examined prospectively for contributions to obstetric interventions and adverse neonatal outcomes.Context and purpose of the study: The prospective study was conducted in British Columbia (BC), Canada with 650 low-risk pregnant women. Of those women, 624 were included in this study. Women were recruited through providers' offices, media, posters, and pregnancy fairs. We examined associations between pregnant women's fatigue, sleep deprivation, and psychological states (anxiety and childbirth fear) and women's exposure to obstetrical interventions and adverse neonatal outcomes (preterm, admission to NICU, low APGARS, and low birth weight). |
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United States | 2 | 67% |
France | 1 | 33% |
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Japan | 1 | <1% |
Spain | 1 | <1% |
Italy | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 191 | 98% |
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Student > Master | 38 | 19% |
Student > Bachelor | 25 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 20 | 10% |
Researcher | 16 | 8% |
Other | 32 | 16% |
Unknown | 44 | 23% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 61 | 31% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 27 | 14% |
Psychology | 25 | 13% |
Social Sciences | 9 | 5% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 4% |
Other | 17 | 9% |
Unknown | 49 | 25% |