Low psychosocial resources during early pregnancy are not associated with prolonged labour
(2006) In European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology 125(1). p.29-33- Abstract
- Objectives: To examine if a low level of psychosocial resources in early pregnancy is associated with the occurrence of prolonged tabour. Study design: A cross sectional study of 644 women expecting their first child. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire at their first antenatal visit, measuring psychosocial resources defined as social network and support, work-related psychosocial factors, control of daily life and health characteristics. Outcome was prolonged labour at the end of the pregnancy. Results: A low level of psychosocial resources was not associated with prolonged tabour. The majority of women reported that the degree of support was high in early pregnancy. Conclusions: A perceived low level of psychosocial... (More)
- Objectives: To examine if a low level of psychosocial resources in early pregnancy is associated with the occurrence of prolonged tabour. Study design: A cross sectional study of 644 women expecting their first child. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire at their first antenatal visit, measuring psychosocial resources defined as social network and support, work-related psychosocial factors, control of daily life and health characteristics. Outcome was prolonged labour at the end of the pregnancy. Results: A low level of psychosocial resources was not associated with prolonged tabour. The majority of women reported that the degree of support was high in early pregnancy. Conclusions: A perceived low level of psychosocial resources in early pregnancy did not increase the risk of prolonged tabour at the subsequent delivery. (Less)
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- Nystedt, Astrid ; Hogberg, Ulf ; Dejin-Karlsson, Elisabeth LU and Lundman, Berit
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- 2006
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
- subject
- keywords
- social network, psychosocial, pregnancy, dystocia, normal labour, support
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- European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
- volume
- 125
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 29 - 33
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- Elsevier
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- wos:000245181700003
- scopus:33644536768
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- 0301-2115
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.02.028
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- English
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- yes
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abstract = {{Objectives: To examine if a low level of psychosocial resources in early pregnancy is associated with the occurrence of prolonged tabour. Study design: A cross sectional study of 644 women expecting their first child. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire at their first antenatal visit, measuring psychosocial resources defined as social network and support, work-related psychosocial factors, control of daily life and health characteristics. Outcome was prolonged labour at the end of the pregnancy. Results: A low level of psychosocial resources was not associated with prolonged tabour. The majority of women reported that the degree of support was high in early pregnancy. Conclusions: A perceived low level of psychosocial resources in early pregnancy did not increase the risk of prolonged tabour at the subsequent delivery.}},
author = {{Nystedt, Astrid and Hogberg, Ulf and Dejin-Karlsson, Elisabeth and Lundman, Berit}},
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keywords = {{social network; psychosocial; pregnancy; dystocia; normal labour; support}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{1}},
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publisher = {{Elsevier}},
series = {{European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology}},
title = {{Low psychosocial resources during early pregnancy are not associated with prolonged labour}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.02.028}},
doi = {{10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.02.028}},
volume = {{125}},
year = {{2006}},
}