View clinical trials related to Prenatal Anxiety.
Filter by:This intervention study aims to evaluate the effectivity of web-based cognitive therapy in reducing depression and anxiety in pregnant and postpartum women. Moreover, it aims to assess treatment feasibility and usability of the treatment in the same population. After an initial screening to determine the eligibility to participate, all participants fulfilling the inclusion criteria will receive their personal access login in order to start the intervention.
Relationship between mother and child starts to develop during pregnancy and continues after birth. Drug abuse, depression, very young or old age, weak social network, mothers´ own negative experiences from childhood's relationships and fear of birth may weaken the normal development of maternal-fetal bonding during pregnancy. Gestational weeks 24-32 are crucial in the point of maternal-fetal bonding. Ultrasound examinations during pregnancy have shown to strengthen the early relationship between mother and fetus in every trimester, to diminish mother's anxiety, to improve mothers bonding to child and to guide mother towards healthier lifestyle. Mental images awaken emotional relationship to the child. It is possible to prevent the interference of the gestational process of forming mental images and to diminish the negative effects of gestational stress to the child by intervention, that further prevents the problems of the baby's first year. Psychological intervention, that supports the interaction between mother and child, combined to gestational ultrasound examination has not investigated before in pregnant women with risk to preterm birth, depressive symptoms or other mental symptoms.
Prenatal anxiety and depression are distressing for the expectant mother and can have adverse effects on her fetus and child. This study aimed to determine whether listening to specially composed songs would be an effective intervention for reducing symptoms of prenatal anxiety and depression over a period of 12 weeks.