Perinatal Mental Health; The Role and the Effect of the Partner: A Systematic Review

Pregnancy is a transitional period involving the most complex experiences in a woman’s life, during which the woman’s psychological status can be affected by a wide range of psychosocial variables. However, positive interpersonal relationships appear to constitute a supportive network that significa...

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Autores principales: Evangelia Antoniou, Pinelopi Stamoulou, Maria-Dalida Tzanoulinou, Eirini Orovou
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4b50bee577e4414280bf6be63949efa32021-11-25T17:46:29ZPerinatal Mental Health; The Role and the Effect of the Partner: A Systematic Review10.3390/healthcare91115722227-9032https://doaj.org/article/4b50bee577e4414280bf6be63949efa32021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/11/1572https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9032Pregnancy is a transitional period involving the most complex experiences in a woman’s life, during which the woman’s psychological status can be affected by a wide range of psychosocial variables. However, positive interpersonal relationships appear to constitute a supportive network that significantly influences perinatal mental health. Therefore, the presence of a supportive partner works psycho-protectively against the difficulties and pressures created by the transition to maternity. The aim of this study was to review systematically the influence of the partner on the woman’s psychology during the perinatal period. Fourteen research articles from PubMed/Medline, Google Scholar and PsycINFO were included in the review from a total of 1846 articles. Most studies have shown a correlation between the support from the partner and prenatal depression and anxiety. Support from the spouse during childbirth is related to the extent to which women feel safe during labor as well as the stress during childbirth. The role of the partner is very important in the occurrence of perinatal mental disorders in women. Of course, more research needs to be done in the field of perinatal mental health. The risk factors that lead to mental disorders need to be clarified and the role of the partner in the perinatal period requires reinforcement and needs to be given the necessary importance.Evangelia AntoniouPinelopi StamoulouMaria-Dalida TzanoulinouEirini OrovouMDPI AGarticleperinatal mental healthperinatal distressprenatal supportprenatal depressionprenatal anxietypostnatal depressionMedicineRENHealthcare, Vol 9, Iss 1572, p 1572 (2021)
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topic perinatal mental health
perinatal distress
prenatal support
prenatal depression
prenatal anxiety
postnatal depression
Medicine
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spellingShingle perinatal mental health
perinatal distress
prenatal support
prenatal depression
prenatal anxiety
postnatal depression
Medicine
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Evangelia Antoniou
Pinelopi Stamoulou
Maria-Dalida Tzanoulinou
Eirini Orovou
Perinatal Mental Health; The Role and the Effect of the Partner: A Systematic Review
description Pregnancy is a transitional period involving the most complex experiences in a woman’s life, during which the woman’s psychological status can be affected by a wide range of psychosocial variables. However, positive interpersonal relationships appear to constitute a supportive network that significantly influences perinatal mental health. Therefore, the presence of a supportive partner works psycho-protectively against the difficulties and pressures created by the transition to maternity. The aim of this study was to review systematically the influence of the partner on the woman’s psychology during the perinatal period. Fourteen research articles from PubMed/Medline, Google Scholar and PsycINFO were included in the review from a total of 1846 articles. Most studies have shown a correlation between the support from the partner and prenatal depression and anxiety. Support from the spouse during childbirth is related to the extent to which women feel safe during labor as well as the stress during childbirth. The role of the partner is very important in the occurrence of perinatal mental disorders in women. Of course, more research needs to be done in the field of perinatal mental health. The risk factors that lead to mental disorders need to be clarified and the role of the partner in the perinatal period requires reinforcement and needs to be given the necessary importance.
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author Evangelia Antoniou
Pinelopi Stamoulou
Maria-Dalida Tzanoulinou
Eirini Orovou
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Pinelopi Stamoulou
Maria-Dalida Tzanoulinou
Eirini Orovou
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title Perinatal Mental Health; The Role and the Effect of the Partner: A Systematic Review
title_short Perinatal Mental Health; The Role and the Effect of the Partner: A Systematic Review
title_full Perinatal Mental Health; The Role and the Effect of the Partner: A Systematic Review
title_fullStr Perinatal Mental Health; The Role and the Effect of the Partner: A Systematic Review
title_full_unstemmed Perinatal Mental Health; The Role and the Effect of the Partner: A Systematic Review
title_sort perinatal mental health; the role and the effect of the partner: a systematic review
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
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