Psychological impact of abnormally invasive placenta: an underestimated and hidden morbidity

Objectives: To evaluate anxiety and psychological impact of abnormally invasive placenta (AIP) diagnosis during pregnancy. Methods: A cross-sectional survey study was performed to assess the psychological response of pregnant women with an antenatally AIP diagnosis. The psychological impact was measured through a visual analogue scale (VAS) for anxiety, which ranged from 0 (not at all anxious) to 100 (extremely anxious) and was referred to three questions: (1) How anxious were you the first time they counselled you about AIP?; (2) How anxious were you the day of the planned cesarean delivery in terms of morbidity/mortality?; (3) How anxious were you in terms of future sexual activities? Results: 48 singleton pregnancies that underwent planned cesarean hysterectomy for AIP, met the inclusion criteria and were surveyed for the study. Mean VAS was 41.6 ± 25.6, with 47.9% of women with VAS >50 for question 1 (p=0.015). Mean VAS was 52.9 ± 19.1, with 75.0% of women with VAS >50 for question 2 (p=0.02). Mean VAS was 49.6 ± 20.4, with 83.3% of women with VAS >50 for question 3 (p=0.006). Conclusions: More than half of pregnant women with an antenatally AIP diagnosis reported a high VAS score regarding anxiety, in particular when morbidity/mortality and long-term consequences on sexual activities were analyzed. Our findings could be used to formulate timely psychological interventions to improve mental health and psychological resilience in women with AIP.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Psychological impact of abnormally invasive placenta: an underestimated and hidden morbidity ; volume:33 ; number:5 ; year:2022 ; pages:649-653 ; extent:05 ; Journal of basic and clinical physiology and pharmacology ; 33, Heft 5 (2022), 649-653 (gesamt 05)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Crocetto, Felice ; Barone, Biagio ; Bonito, Elvira ; Maggi, Martina ; Caputo, Vincenzo F. ; di Girolamo, Antonio ; Trama, Francesco ; Di Spiezio Sardo, Attilio ; Zizolfi, Brunella

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2021-0384
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022092414153496359212
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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