TY - JOUR
T1 - Incidence of Perinatal Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Catalonia
T2 - An Observational Study of Protective and Risk Factors
AU - Canet-Vélez, Olga
AU - Besa, Meritxell Escalé
AU - Sanromà-Ortíz, Montserrat
AU - Espada-Trespalacios, Xavier
AU - Escuriet, Ramón
AU - Prats-Viedma, Blanca
AU - Cobo, Jesús
AU - Ollé-Gonzalez, Júlia
AU - Vela-Vallespín, Emili
AU - Casañas, Rocio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 by the authors.
PY - 2024/4
Y1 - 2024/4
N2 - Pregnancy and childbirth have a great impact on women’s lives; traumatic perinatal experiences can adversely affect mental health. The present study analyzes the incidence of perinatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Catalonia in 2021 from data obtained from the Registry of Morbidity and Use of Health Resources of Catalonia (MUSSCAT). The incidence of perinatal PTSD (1.87%) was lower than in comparable studies, suggesting underdiagnosis. Poisson regression adjusting for age, income, gestational weeks at delivery, type of delivery, and parity highlighted the influence of sociodemographics, and characteristics of the pregnancy and delivery on the risk of developing perinatal PTSD. These findings underline the need for further research on the risk factors identified and for the early detection and effective management of PTSD in the perinatal setting.
AB - Pregnancy and childbirth have a great impact on women’s lives; traumatic perinatal experiences can adversely affect mental health. The present study analyzes the incidence of perinatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Catalonia in 2021 from data obtained from the Registry of Morbidity and Use of Health Resources of Catalonia (MUSSCAT). The incidence of perinatal PTSD (1.87%) was lower than in comparable studies, suggesting underdiagnosis. Poisson regression adjusting for age, income, gestational weeks at delivery, type of delivery, and parity highlighted the influence of sociodemographics, and characteristics of the pregnancy and delivery on the risk of developing perinatal PTSD. These findings underline the need for further research on the risk factors identified and for the early detection and effective management of PTSD in the perinatal setting.
KW - perinatal
KW - post-traumatic stress disorder
KW - protective factors
KW - PTSD
KW - risk factors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85191313365&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/healthcare12080826
DO - 10.3390/healthcare12080826
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85191313365
SN - 2227-9032
VL - 12
JO - Healthcare (Switzerland)
JF - Healthcare (Switzerland)
IS - 8
M1 - 826
ER -