| Mothers of IVF and spontaneously conceived twins: a comparison of prenatal maternal expectations, coping resources and maternal stress. | |
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PMID: 20299383 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: This study explores the differences in prenatal maternal expectations, coping resources and maternal stress between first time mothers of IVF twins and first time mothers of spontaneously conceived twins. The role of prenatal maternal expectations in the prediction of maternal stress was examined, as well as the mediating and moderating effect of coping resources on the association between pregnancy-type group and maternal stress. METHOD: Mothers of twins from various regions in Israel were included in this prospective and cross-sectional study in which 88 mothers of IVF-conceived twins and 98 mothers of spontaneously conceived twins were interviewed twice. First, at 33-36 weeks of their pregnancy they completed a socio-demographic questionnaire and the maternal expectations questionnaire; then at 6 months after birth they completed a questionnaire regarding the delivery and medical condition of the infants, and their coping resources and maternal stress. RESULTS: Compared with mothers who conceived spontaneously, IVF mothers had more positive prenatal maternal expectations, but poorer coping resources and higher levels of maternal stress 6 months after birth. Maternal expectations had no predictive power regarding maternal stress, although the mother's coping resources were significantly related to maternal stress and mediated the association between pregnancy type and maternal stress. CONCLUSIONS: IVF-pregnant women bearing twins should be considered a high-risk group. Early identification of these mothers is essential for timely psychosocial interventions in order to enhance their resources and decrease maternal stress. Further longitudinal studies are required to determine causality in more ethnically-diverse mothers of twins. |
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Authors:
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Liora Baor; Varda Soskolne |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article Date: 2010-03-18 |
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Title: Human reproduction (Oxford, England) Volume: 25 ISSN: 1460-2350 ISO Abbreviation: Hum. Reprod. Publication Date: 2010 Jun |
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Created Date: 2010-05-20 Completed Date: 2010-08-17 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8701199 Medline TA: Hum Reprod Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1490-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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School of Social Work, Ashkelon Academic College, 12 Yitzhak Ben-Zvi St., Ashkelon 78211, Israel. lbaor@netvision.net.il |
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Adaptation, Psychological* Adult Analysis of Variance Chi-Square Distribution Female Fertilization in Vitro / psychology* Humans Infertility, Female / psychology Israel Maternal Behavior Mothers / psychology* Patient Selection Pregnancy Questionnaires Social Support Stress, Psychological / psychology* Twins / psychology* |
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