Revista de Cardiologia Intervencionista Acesso livre

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Assessment the Level of Maternal Stress Referred for Fetal Echocardiography

Syed Najam Hyder*, Mamona Rizvi, Tehmina Kzmi, Munawar Ghous

Introduction: Referral for fetal echocardiography aggravates maternal stress. Maternal stress effects fetal growth. To decrease the stress of pregnant mothers, counseling and awareness regarding importance of fetal echocardiography required.

Objective: The objective of the study is to assess the level of maternal stress referring for fetal echocardiography.

Materials and methods: It was a cross sectional study. 70 pregnant mothers uncounseled were included as sample. Data collected from the cardiology department of the children hospital and institute of child health Lahore through a well structured self-administered questionnaire. The idea of questionnaire taken through Spiel Berger State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scale. We completed the questionnaires by asking frequent questions regarding maternal stress through the expected mothers a ter referral for fetal echocardiography. The data was analyzed in SSPS 20, frequency of stress was evaluated and bar graphs were formed by use of descriptive statistics.

Results: Out of 70 pregnant mothers, 69% said that they felt stress while 31% said that they did not feel stress a ter referral of fetal echocardiography. 79% women said that they felt mood luctuations and 67% women said that they were suffering from hypertension. 37% women said that they were con ident about their ability to handle personal problems and 36% women said that they were able to control problems the complete analysis of study showed that referral for fetal echocardiography was associated with aggravation in stress.

Conclusion: The proper awareness and support to expected mother must be provided in order to lay the importance of investigation and treatment of pre natal congenital heart disease on time and reduce the levels of stress in order to diminish the chances of behavioral abnormalities in expectant mother’s children and ensure the mother not to indulge in stress and anxiety.