Stress of Prematurity in the Experience of the COVID-19 Pandemic-Current State of Knowledge.

Stress is a process that triggers various physiological, hormonal and psychological mechanisms in response to a threat, which significantly affects the health of an individual. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced a lot of social changes that required constant adaptation to unfavorable conditions. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of stress related to this pandemic on pregnant women, mothers of premature infants and their families, and on obstetric complications, particularly preterm birth.

Stress experienced by women after premature labor is conditioned by their personality.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to analyze a possible correlation between personality traits and the level of stress experienced by women after premature labor.

Material And Methods: The analysis was carried out on the basis of a study conducted in 96 women after premature labor. The following tools were used: Personality Inventory NEO-FFI, Parental Stressor Scale: NICU (SSR:OITN), and personal data questionnaire.

[Applicability of the Polish equivalent of Neonatal Unit Parental Stress Scale [Skala Stresu Rodziców: OItn; SSR: OITN] in clinical diagnosis of women after preterm delivery].

Aim: The aims of the study were: 1) to evaluate the effectiveness of the Polish equivalent of the NUPS Scale, i.e. SSR: OITN [Skala Stresu Rodziców: Oddział Intensywnej Terapii Noworodka], 2) to evaluate the possibilities of employing the described method in clinical diagnosis of women after preterm delivery.

[The feeling of hopelessness and ways of coping with stress in women after preterm delivery].

Objectives: The goal of this work was to compare ways of coping with stress used by women after preterm delivery and term delivery, as well as to determine possible connection between hopelessness and ways of coping with stress in these two groups.

Materials And Methods: 33 patients after preterm delivery and 54 after term delivery participated in the study The Beck Hopelessness Scale questionnaire (by Beck) to investigate hopelessness. the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations questionnaire (by Endler and Parker), and a personal questionnaire were used in the study.

Sense of coherence (SOC) and styles of coping with stress in women after premature delivery.

Background: The aim of the study was to assess the psychological condition of women after premature delivery, especially 1) the types of problems and negative emotional reactions associated with premature delivery, 2) ways of coping with difficult situation associated with premature delivery, and 3) the relationship between a sense of coherence and applied strategies for coping.

Material/methods: The study was conducted on 33 women after premature delivery (study group) and 102 women after full-term delivery (control group) hospitalized at the Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Skubiszewski Medical University of Lublin.

Results: The study revealed that the mothers of premature infants experienced different problems and more negative emotions than mothers of full-term infants.