Abstract
Giving birth prematurely is a traumatic event that has many consequences for the mother but also for her baby and their family. Studies have shown that about a quarter of these mothers will suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result. This study aims to identify internal personality factors associated with the development of PTSD in mothers who gave birth before 33 weeks. The results revealed significant correlations between two personality dimensions (neuroticism and extraversion) and the likeliness of developing PTSD in mothers who gave birth prematurely. Neuroticism is positively liked with the disorder while extraversion is negatively correlated with it. Studies should now focus on early detection of PTSD and better interventions for these mothers.
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Reference30 articles.
1. Insee. Âge moyen de la mère à l’accouchement. 2020. Retrieved from https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2381390
2. A meta-analysis of depression during pregnancy and the risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, and intrauterine growth restriction.;NK Grote;Arch. Gen. Psychiatry.Oct 4,2010
3. Temporal trends in neonatal outcomes following iatrogenic preterm delivery.;S Lisonkova;BMC Pregnancy Childbirth.,2011
4. Prematurity: those babies who arrive too soon.;PY Ancel;Inserm,2020
5. EPIPAGE 2: a preterm birth cohort in France in 2011;PY Ancel;BMC Pediatr,2014