Influence of Perinatal Depression on Labor-Associated Fear and Emotional Attachment to the Child in High-Risk Pregnancies and the First Days After Delivery.

Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of the level of perinatal depression on the labor-associated fear and emotional attachment of children born to women during high-risk pregnancies and in the first days after delivery.

Material/methods: 133 women aged between 16 and 45 years took part in the study. The first group included 63 pregnant women (mean age=28.

Validation of the Polish version of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire.

Introduction And Hypothesis: The aim of the study was to develop a Polish version of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ) to evaluate sexual function in patients with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) versus a control group.

Methods: Before the validation study, a pilot study of the Polish version of the PISQ was performed in 22 women with pelvic floor dysfunctions. The respondents completed the questionnaire at recruitment and 2 weeks later.

Analysis of the usage of continence pads and help-seeking behavior of women with stress urinary incontinence in Poland.

Background: Urinary incontinence (UI) in women is a chronic disorder which has a negative impact on health-related quality of life. Only 45 % of the affected individuals report the problem with continence to their doctor. The aim of the study was to assess the duration of stress urinary incontinence (SUI), time from disease onset to the first medical consultation and in-depth diagnosis, as well as the need for using continence pads in various grades of SUI.

[Real self and ideal self of pregnant and postpartum women with symptoms of perinatal depression].

Aims: To assess real self and ideal self in pregnant and postpartum women with symptoms of perinatal depression in the area of psychological needs and topical scales.

Methods: The study involved 239 pregnant women whose gestational age ranged between 32 and 40 weeks, and 105 postpartum women (2 to 5 days after childbirth). The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale questionnaire was used as a screening test for antenatal and postnatal depressive symptoms.

[Personality traits and the feeling of loneliness of women treated for infertility].

Objectives: Assessing the feeling of loneliness of women treated because of infertility compared to women without any procreation problems, and verifying, whether there is a correlation with the presented personality traits.

Material And Methods: 26 women treated for infertility (in accordance with the officially recognized criteria) in the Obstetrics and Women Health Clinic at the Medical University in Gdańsk, and 25 women not experiencing any procreation problems, were included into the study The research tools included a self-constructed sociodemographic questionnaire, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the UCLA Loneliness Scale by D. Russell, L.