TY - JOUR
T1 - The bloom is (slightly) off the rose
T2 - the motherhood effect on psychological functioning in successive pregnancies
AU - Voegtline, Kristin M.
AU - Johnson, Sara B.
AU - Huang, Ruthe B.
AU - DiPietro, Janet A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant R01HD27592, awarded to J. A. DiPietro. We thank the dedication and generosity of our study families without whom this work would not be possible.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2020/7/2
Y1 - 2020/7/2
N2 - Objective: To examine the maternal psychological state during the course of two successive pregnancies. Methods: The sample consisted of 73 women drawn from a larger maternal–fetal cohort that participated during two pregnancies. Women completed self-report psychological questionnaires at 24, 30, and 36 weeks gestation to index maternal depressive symptoms, trait anxiety, and pregnancy hassles and uplifts. Analyses examined stability of maternal symptoms across successive pregnancies in the same women. Results: Antenatal symptoms of depression and anxiety exhibited strong intra-individual stability between successive pregnancies. Mean differences in maternal symptoms were not detected for either at 24, 30, or 36 weeks gestation, excepting elevated anxiety symptoms at the mid-point due to greater fluctuation in maternal anxiety during the prior pregnancy. Subsequent pregnancies were associated with less intense uplifting feelings about the pregnancy on each measurement occasion. Conclusions: Findings suggest marked consistency in maternal psychological orientation across subsequent pregnancies, though parity also plays a role in the maternal experience.
AB - Objective: To examine the maternal psychological state during the course of two successive pregnancies. Methods: The sample consisted of 73 women drawn from a larger maternal–fetal cohort that participated during two pregnancies. Women completed self-report psychological questionnaires at 24, 30, and 36 weeks gestation to index maternal depressive symptoms, trait anxiety, and pregnancy hassles and uplifts. Analyses examined stability of maternal symptoms across successive pregnancies in the same women. Results: Antenatal symptoms of depression and anxiety exhibited strong intra-individual stability between successive pregnancies. Mean differences in maternal symptoms were not detected for either at 24, 30, or 36 weeks gestation, excepting elevated anxiety symptoms at the mid-point due to greater fluctuation in maternal anxiety during the prior pregnancy. Subsequent pregnancies were associated with less intense uplifting feelings about the pregnancy on each measurement occasion. Conclusions: Findings suggest marked consistency in maternal psychological orientation across subsequent pregnancies, though parity also plays a role in the maternal experience.
KW - Prenatal mental health
KW - prenatal anxiety
KW - prenatal depression
KW - prenatal well-being
KW - successive pregnancy
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U2 - 10.1080/0167482X.2019.1657089
DO - 10.1080/0167482X.2019.1657089
M3 - Article
C2 - 31466499
AN - SCOPUS:85071378957
VL - 41
SP - 177
EP - 182
JO - Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology
JF - Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology
SN - 0167-482X
IS - 3
ER -