Field Epidemiology
Pregnancy intention and pregnancy-related anxiety in the second and third trimester: a birth cohort study
You You, Shuangqin Yan, Kun Huang, Leijing Mao, Shanshan Zhou, Xing Ge, Jiahu Hao, Peng Zhu, Fangbiao Tao
Published 2017-09-10
Cite as Chin J Epidemiol, 2017, 38(9): 1179-1182. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2017.09.007
Abstract
ObjectiveTo understand the association between pregnancy intention and pregnancy-related anxiety in the second and third trimester and its strength.
MethodsA prospective cohort study was conducted in Ma’anshan, Anhui province. A total of 3 474 eligible pregnant women within 14 weeks of gestation were recruited. The information about their demographic characteristics were collected in early pregnancy. The completed questionnaire of pregnancy-related anxiety were asked to return in the second and third trimester. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the association between pregnancy intention and pregnancy-related anxiety in the second and third trimester.
ResultsA total of 3 083 pregnant women were included in final analysis, The rate of unintentional pregnancy was 15.00% (n=461). The detection rates of pregnancy-related anxiety in the second and third trimester were 29.13% (n=898) and 30.36% (n=936). After controlling potential confounding factors, unintentional pregnancy increased the risk of pregnancy-related anxiety in the second trimester compared with intentional pregnancy (OR=1.85, 95%CI: 1.44-2.38); The risk of pregnancy-related anxiety also increased in the third trimester (OR=1.84, 95%CI: 1.44-2.35). Intentional pregnancy did not increase the risk of pregnancy-related anxiety in the second and third trimester.
ConclusionThe study results suggests that unintentional pregnancy could increase the risk of pregnancy-related anxiety in the second and third trimester.
Key words:
Pregnancy-related anxiety; Pregnancy intention; Cohort study
Contributor Information
You You
Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
Shuangqin Yan
Maternal and Child Health Care Center of Ma’anshan, Ma’anshan 243000, China
Kun Huang
Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
Leijing Mao
Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
Shanshan Zhou
Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
Xing Ge
Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
Jiahu Hao
Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
Peng Zhu
Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
Fangbiao Tao
Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
