[Mental Health of Women After Childbirth: Inpatient Family Rooms as a Resource? A Pilot Study].

Social support is a key factor in mental health. Obstetric wards can promote social support by providing family rooms. Family rooms are not yet universally accessible.

Giving birth alone due to COVID-19-related hospital restrictions compared to accompanied birth: psychological distress in women with caesarean section or vaginal birth - a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: We examined the mental health of mothers after unaccompanied birth (unaccompanied group, UG) due to COVID-19-related visiting bans and compared the data with a control group with accompanied birth (AG). Additionally, a distinction was made between caesarean section (CS) and vaginal birth (VB), as existing research indicates a higher risk for mental distress after CS.

Methods: The cross-sectional study included 27 mothers in the UG and 27 matched controls (AG).

Trait anxiety and unplanned delivery mode enhance the risk for childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in women with and without risk of preterm birth: A multi sample path analysis.

Childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD) occurs in 3-7% of all pregnancies and about 35% of women after preterm birth (PTB) meet the criteria for acute stress reaction. Known risk factors are trait anxiety and pain intensity, whereas planned delivery mode, medical support, and positive childbirth experience are protective factors. It has not yet been investigated whether the effects of anxiety and delivery mode are mediated by other factors, and whether a PTB-risk alters these relationships.