[Fear as a risk factor in perinatology]

Kliniki Perinatologii Instytutu Ginekologii i Poøoznictwa Ak. Med. w Lodzi.

The fear as a risk factor in perinatology--the review of the recent literature. Fear is the main symptom of the psychological stress. It is the main component of almost all pathological syndromes. Fear stimulates sympathetic nervous system switching the metabolism to the catabolic pathways. It has fetal influence on the course of pregnancy, fetal development and pregnancy loss rate. Stress situations, overwork, bad social conditions, bad obstetrical history, pregnancy complications and unsatisfactory care are responsible for the appearance of fear during pregnancy. Perinatal psychoprophylaxis is the main factor in suppressing fear in pregnant women.

PMID: 7571623 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]