Personal growth during early and advanced pregnancy according to women's mode of conception.

Background: Pregnancy can be a complex and stressful period, especially for women conceiving through fertility treatment, but this can foster the experience of personal growth (PG). Most of the knowledge on women's PG during pregnancy is based on a single measurement and relates to conceiving achieved through fertility treatments in general. Relying on Schaefer and Moos's PG model, the current prospective study sought to (1) investigate the differences in PG according to women's mode of conception (spontaneous; first-line fertility treatment; IVF) and (2) examine the contribution of the mode of conception, perceived stress, self-mastery, and cognitive appraisal (threat, challenge, and self-efficacy) to PG in two phases during pregnancy.

Mothers' personal growth in the first year: the role of perceived childbirth experience and support.

Introduction: The study examined mothers' personal growth in the first year after childbirth, investigating the contribution of several aspects of the childbirth experience (assisted delivery, length of labour, pain during labour, infant's weight, gestation week, and two dimensions of the Hebrew BSS-R: perception of positive childbirth and of the quality of professional care), as well as the role of social support.

Methods: Israeli mothers (n = 408) completed a set of self-report questionnaires up to one year following the birth of their first child/ren.

Results: Positive correlations were found between mother's growth and higher perception of the birth as positive, higher perceived care provided by the health team during labour, and higher perceived support from people close to her.

Personal growth in early pregnancy: the role of perceived stress and emotion regulation.

Objective: Coping with the stress aroused by early pregnancy can not only result in distress, but may constitute an opportunity to experience personal growth. Relying on the model of posttraumatic growth, this study examined the contribution of perceived stress and emotion regulation to women's personal growth during the first trimester of pregnancy.

Method: A convenience sample of Israeli women (n=170), who were during their first trimester of pregnancy (up to 13 weeks), over 18 years old, and capable to completing the instruments in Hebrew, were recruited through a women's health clinic and through social media during the years 2017-2019.

Pregnancy outcome in women with heart disease undergoing induction of labour.

Objective: To examine the safety and outcome of induction of labour in women with heart disease.

Design: Prospective single-centre comparative study.

Setting: Major university-based medical centre.

Pregnancy outcome in women treated with doxorubicin for childhood cancer.

Objective: Pregnancy outcome and the effect of pregnancy on cardiac function were assessed in women cured of childhood cancer.

Study Design: Forty women who received doxorubicin as part of a chemotherapy protocol for a neoplastic disorder in childhood were followed up at the same center during pregnancy and after delivery.

Results: Thirty-seven women (72 pregnancies) completed follow-up.