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ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2024

Effectiveness of Psychological Counseling Intervention in High-Risk Pregnancies in Italy.

Sofia Burgio, Gaspare Cucinella, Antonio Perino, Giovanni Baglio, Laura Crifasi, Robert Krysiak, Karolina Kowalcze, Giuseppe Gullo

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Sofia BurgioDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Villa Sofia-Vincenzo Cervello Hospital, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4248-1386
Gaspare CucinellaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Villa Sofia-Vincenzo Cervello Hospital, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
Antonio PerinoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Villa Sofia-Vincenzo Cervello Hospital, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
Giovanni BaglioResearch Unit, Italian National Agency for Regional Healthcare Services-AGENAS, 00187 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8313-794X
Laura CrifasiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Villa Sofia-Vincenzo Cervello Hospital, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
Robert KrysiakDepartment of Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Silesia, Medykow 18, 40-752 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5454-2620
Karolina KowalczeDepartment of Pediatrics in Bytom, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Stefana Batorego 15, 41-902 Bytom, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-9276-4563
Giuseppe GulloDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Villa Sofia-Vincenzo Cervello Hospital, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4269-4269

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe longitudinal study examines the effectiveness of a psychological support treatment for high-risk pregnancies using a between-groups design. It assesses the treatment's impact on depression and fear of COVID-19 at three time points, and on prenatal attachment between the 20th and 24th weeks of gestation (T0), postnatal attachment 15-20 days after birth (T1), and three months after birth (T2). Additionally, the study evaluates the treatment's effectiveness on PTSD related to childbirth and parental distress at T1 and T2.

methodsThe study involved 117 parents experiencing high-risk pregnancies from a Sicilian hospital: 84 mothers (40 in the experimental group, 44 in the control group) and 33 fathers (19 in the experimental group, 14 in the control group).

resultsANOVA results showed that the psychological treatment was effective for maternal variables such as postnatal attachment and parental distress, and for paternal variables such as depression, prenatal attachment, PTSD symptoms, and parental distress (ANOVA,

conclusionsThe study highlights the growing evidence for providing continuous psychological support to couples with high-risk pregnancies, emphasizing that this support should extend beyond childbirth to assist families through this transition.

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counselingfathershigh-riskmotherspregnancypsychological interventions

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PMCPMC11432925

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