A longitudinal study exploring the evolution of pain during pregnancy and after delivery: does worry matter?
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A longitudinal study exploring the evolution of pain during pregnancy and after delivery: does worry matter?Author (s)
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2021-10Publisher
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1434-1816; 1435-1102Bibliographic citation
Catala, P., Suso-Ribera, C., Marin, D. et al. A longitudinal study exploring the evolution of pain during pregnancy and after delivery: does worry matter?. Arch Womens Ment Health 24, 759–766 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-021-01127-2Type
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the evolution of pain through pregnancy until after delivery, as well as to explore the mediating role of pregnancy worries in this evolution of pain. We conducted a longitudinal ... [+]
The aim of this study is to evaluate the evolution of pain through pregnancy until after delivery, as well as to explore the mediating role of pregnancy worries in this evolution of pain. We conducted a longitudinal cohort study. The convenience sample was evaluated on four separate occasions: in the first trimester of pregnancy (pain), during the third trimester (pain and worry), during labor (pain), and after birth (< 24 h; pain). The final sample included 120 pregnant women with a mean age of 31.29 years (SD = 4.9; range = [22, 42 years]). The results evidenced changes in pain over time (F = 13.31, p < .001). Pain severity increased in the third trimester compared to the first trimester (t = − 4.60; 95% CI = [− 1.31, − 0.52]; p < .001), while pain during the third trimester and pain after delivery were comparable (t = − 0.94; 95% CI = [− 1.02, 0.36]; p = .35). Pain during labor was uncorrelated with all other pain measures, so it was not included in the model. The results of the mediation analyses indicated a total effect of pain during pregnancy (first and third trimester) and worry on pain severity after delivery (B = 0.35; SE = 0.14; t = 2.43; 95% CI = [0.06, 0.65]; p = .017). Pregnancy worries (B = 0.14; SE = 0.07; 95% CI = [0.06, 0.29]), but not pain during the third trimester (B = 0.03; SE = 0.12; 95% CI = [− 0.17, 0.31]) mediated the relationship between pain during the first trimester and pain after delivery. These results support the need to reduce worry in pregnant mothers, especially when pain during the first trimester is high, to reduce the risk of pain after delivery. [-]
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Archives of Women's Mental Health, 2021, vol. 24, no 5Funder Name
Health Research Fund (Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias, FIS) | Universitat Jaume I
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PI07/0571 | E-2019–06
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