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Incidence, correlates and predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder in the pregnancy after stillbirth. The British Journal of Psychiatry 2001;178:556-560.

Author(s) :

Turton P, Hughes P, Evans CDH, Fainman D.

Year of publication :

2001

URL(s) :

http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/full/178/6/556

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BACKGROUND: Many women may suffer psychological symptoms after stillbirth and in the subsequent pregnancy. Stillbirth has not been demonstrated previously to be a stressor for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
AIMS: To assess incidence, correlates and predictors of PTSD during and after the pregnancy following stillbirth.
METHOD: A cohort study of pregnant women whose previous pregnancy ended in stillbirth.
RESULTS: PTSD symptoms were prevalent in the pregnancy following stillbirth. Case-level PTSD was associated with depression, state-anxiety and conception occurring closer to loss. Symptoms generally resolved naturally by 1 year post-partum (birth of healthy baby).
CONCLUSIONS: Women are vulnerable to PTSD in the pregnancy subsequent to stillbirth, particularly when conception occurs soon after the loss.

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Keywords :

➡ depression, anxiety ; psychology ; traumatism ; post-traumatic stress

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Cécile Loup — 17 Oct 2003
➡ latest update : Alison Passieux — 02 Dec 2007