Turner Katherine, Piazzini Ada, Franza Albertina, Canger Raffaele, Canevini Maria Paola, Marconi Anna Maria
Epilepsy Center, St. Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Birth. 2008 Jun;35(2):147-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2008.00228.x.
Although anxiety and depression in populations with epilepsy have been studied, no research on fear of childbirth in women with epilepsy have been conducted. The purposes of this study were to examine whether a significant difference occurred in fear of childbirth between pregnant women with epilepsy and pregnant healthy controls and to evaluate the most common fears.
Fifty pregnant women with epilepsy and 50 pregnant women without epilepsy were assessed at a gestational age between 32 and 36 weeks of pregnancy, using two questionnaires for the measurement of fear of childbirth, an open question, and a clinical interview.
We found that during pregnancy, women with epilepsy experienced a significantly higher rate of fear of childbirth when compared with healthy controls, whereas after delivery, the experiences and feelings about childbirth are almost the same as those of women without epilepsy.
Our findings signify the importance of the assessment of the fear of childbirth, especially in women with epilepsy, and the need to offer professional and ad hoc support to those who suffer from it.
尽管已对癫痫患者群体中的焦虑和抑郁进行了研究，但尚未对癫痫女性的分娩恐惧进行研究。本研究的目的是检验癫痫孕妇与健康孕妇在分娩恐惧方面是否存在显著差异，并评估最常见的恐惧。
在妊娠32至36周时，对50名癫痫孕妇和50名非癫痫孕妇进行评估，使用两份用于测量分娩恐惧的问卷、一个开放式问题和一次临床访谈。
我们发现，在孕期，癫痫女性的分娩恐惧发生率显著高于健康对照组，而在分娩后，她们对分娩的经历和感受与非癫痫女性几乎相同。
我们的研究结果表明了评估分娩恐惧的重要性，尤其是对癫痫女性，以及为遭受分娩恐惧的女性提供专业和特定支持的必要性。
