Psychological profile and mood disturbance of women who gave birth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania.

Objective: This study aimed to outline the emotional profile and the mood disturbance of women who gave birth during Emergency and Alert states in Covid-19 pandemic.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out to investigate how the emergency and alert states due to Covid-19 affected the emotional profile and the mood disturbance of pregnant women who gave birth during these times. We included 244 postpartum women, divided into two groups: 124 women during the State of Emergency and another 120 women during the State of Alert.

Burnout syndrome in the Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit.

Background And Aims: This study aims to identify the extent to which Burnout syndrome is present among medical staff in the anaesthesia and intensive care units in Romania and if there are significant differences dependant on age or sex.

Methods: Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), structured in three dimensions: Emotional Exhaustion - 9 items (EE), Depersonalization - 6 items (D) and Reduction of personal achievement - 10 items (RPA), was used for the evaluation of Burnout Syndrome in 275 medical staff in anaesthesia and intensive care physician and nurses from departments in Romania.

Results: Burnout syndrome among medical staff with MBI had a total score of 68 and average scores for all syndrome categories.

Attitude, knowledge and informed choice towards prenatal screening for Down Syndrome: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Down Syndrome screening test is a bridge between knowledge and uncertainty, safety and risk, unpredictability and desire to know in order to gain control. It may be accepted either not to have a baby with Down syndrome, or to prepare to have a baby with this condition. Every woman should understand that it is an option and should be encouraged to make their own decisions based on information and personal values.