TY - JOUR T1 - Pregnancy and postpartum following a prenatal diagnosis of fetal thoracoabdominal malformation: the parental perspective. JF - J Pediatr Surg Y1 - 2014 A1 - Giuliani, Rosella A1 - Tripani, Antonella A1 - Pellizzoni, Sandra A1 - Clarici, Andrea A1 - Lonciari, Isabella A1 - D'Ottavio, Giuseppina A1 - Schleef, Jurgen KW - Adult KW - Case-Control Studies KW - Counseling KW - Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital KW - Female KW - Hernia, Diaphragmatic KW - Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital KW - Humans KW - Hydronephrosis KW - Kidney Diseases KW - Longitudinal Studies KW - Male KW - Musculoskeletal Abnormalities KW - Parents KW - Pregnancy KW - Psychological Tests KW - Stress, Psychological KW - Ultrasonography, Prenatal KW - Urogenital Abnormalities AB -

PURPOSE: The study's aim was to evaluate how information related to a prenatal diagnosis of fetal malformation could modify parenthood experience descriptions during pregnancy and after the child's birth.

METHODS: A longitudinal case-control clinical study was conducted. Data on parenthood experience descriptions collected using a validated semantic differential technique during pregnancy and after the child's birth were compared between seven couples of parents receiving a prenatal diagnosis of fetal malformation and seven couples without any fetal diagnosis.

RESULTS: Our results show that during pregnancy parents in the clinical group describe themselves as more fragile, passive, and timid [p=0.007] than those in the control group. On the other hand, after the child's birth, there are no significant differences between groups.

CONCLUSIONS: Data are discussed with reference to better knowledge of the psychological dynamics involved in becoming a parent and to rational planning of support for parents receiving a diagnosis of fetal malformation.

VL - 49 IS - 2 U1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24528985?dopt=Abstract ER -