A report by the WHO’s Commission of Social Determinants stated: “Implementing a more comprehensive approach to early life includes…comprehensive support to and care of mother before, during, and after pregnancy including interventions that help to address prenatal and postnatal maternal mental health problems’’ (2008, p. 53). The aim of the symposium is to emphasize the complexity of prenatal research and intervention, by comparing researchers’ papers of University of Roma, Brescia, Genova and Cagliari. The psychic work to become parents is a process of deep transformation that begins with pregnancy plannig. The transition to parenthood seems to act as an amplifier, tuning parents in to the resources they have, and turning up the volume on their existing difficulties in managing their lives and family relationships (Seimyr et al, 2009; Cowan & Cowan, 2000). Some physical conditions such as infertility or autoimmune diseases can affect this process. These physical condition can affect, especially for women, the expectations concerning their role and capabilities as mothers. This process is also complicated by the immersion in the treatment process, stressful nature of the treatment process itself, and strained relationships with healthcare providers. Literature has revealed that women who conceived after ART and pregnant women with autoimmune diseases showed higher levels of depressive disorders, anxiety and distress compared to both their partners and women who conceived spontaneously without the disease. It has also been revealed that these women had high expectations about themselves as parents and idealized expectations in regard to their baby (Borchers et al, 2009; Monti et al, 2009; Bernstein, 1990). Improvements in technology and access to medical care has improved treatment of these conditions resulting in increasingly complex care in the prenatal period. The symposium will address these issues through theoretical reflections and presenting research data.
COMPLEXITY OF PRENATAL PERIOD: TOWARD A DIALOGUE BETWEEN CLINIC PRATICE AND RESEARCH
Cataudella Stefania
2018-01-01
Abstract
A report by the WHO’s Commission of Social Determinants stated: “Implementing a more comprehensive approach to early life includes…comprehensive support to and care of mother before, during, and after pregnancy including interventions that help to address prenatal and postnatal maternal mental health problems’’ (2008, p. 53). The aim of the symposium is to emphasize the complexity of prenatal research and intervention, by comparing researchers’ papers of University of Roma, Brescia, Genova and Cagliari. The psychic work to become parents is a process of deep transformation that begins with pregnancy plannig. The transition to parenthood seems to act as an amplifier, tuning parents in to the resources they have, and turning up the volume on their existing difficulties in managing their lives and family relationships (Seimyr et al, 2009; Cowan & Cowan, 2000). Some physical conditions such as infertility or autoimmune diseases can affect this process. These physical condition can affect, especially for women, the expectations concerning their role and capabilities as mothers. This process is also complicated by the immersion in the treatment process, stressful nature of the treatment process itself, and strained relationships with healthcare providers. Literature has revealed that women who conceived after ART and pregnant women with autoimmune diseases showed higher levels of depressive disorders, anxiety and distress compared to both their partners and women who conceived spontaneously without the disease. It has also been revealed that these women had high expectations about themselves as parents and idealized expectations in regard to their baby (Borchers et al, 2009; Monti et al, 2009; Bernstein, 1990). Improvements in technology and access to medical care has improved treatment of these conditions resulting in increasingly complex care in the prenatal period. The symposium will address these issues through theoretical reflections and presenting research data.
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