2018, Number 5
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Salud Mental 2018; 41 (5)
Post-traumatic stress and related symptoms in a gestation after a gestational loss: narrative review
Fernández OE, Rengel DG, Morales GIM, Labajos MMT
Language: English
References: 44
Page: 237-243
PDF size: 405.91 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Background. Around 30% of pregnancies conclude in a gestational loss. Most women who suffer a gestational
loss become pregnant again. However, mothers who have experienced this situation live the new
pregnancy with fear and anxiety.
Objective. To perform an update of the main works done in the study of
post-traumatic stress and related symptoms during pregnancy after a gestational loss.
Method. The Medline
database was consulted. Articles published from 2007 to date were selected. Key words related to the
topic of study were used.
Results. The studies reviewed showed five entities that deserve attention during
a pregnancy achieved after a gestational loss: post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, relationship, and
relationship with the future child. There is a relationship between the presence of post-traumatic stress and the
risk of developing depression and anxiety.
Discussion and conclusion. Women who experience perinatal
loss, regardless of the type of loss and the gestational age in which it occurs, are at risk of continuing grief,
symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress in later pregnancy. The gestational age and the
time elapsed between the perinatal loss and the next pregnancy seem to be the most influential factors in the
development of post-traumatic stress sindrome, and symptoms of dysfunctional grief, anxiety, and depression.
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