Psychological well-being and depression from pregnancy to postpartum among primiparous and multiparous women.

Background: The bulk of research on motherhood has focused on perinatal depression, largely overlooking indicators of women's positive mental health which can likewise have pervasive consequences on family functioning.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to address this issue by exploring the impact of parity and childbirth on both women's perinatal depression and psychological well-being.

Methods: A convenience sample of 81 women was followed during pregnancy (Time 1) and postpartum (Time 2).

Clinical relationship and psychological experience of hospitalization in "high-risk" pregnancy.

Objective: To explore, in a systemic view, the reciprocal perceived relationship between hospitalized "high-risk" pregnant women with uncertain fetal prognosis and the multidisciplinary prenatal care team, by the use of specifically developed questionnaires.

Study Design: A pilot study in a high-risk pregnancy department. We enrolled 52 pregnant hospitalized women and 17 clinical operators and we interviewed them by the use of open-ended and close-ended question questionnaires.