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Janet A DiPietro¹, Anna L Christensen, Kathleen A Costigan

¹Department of Population, Family & Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA. jdipietr@jhsph.edu

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A new brief scale effectively measures maternal stress and positive experiences during pregnancy. This tool aids in understanding women's psychological well-being throughout gestation.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Obstetrics
Maternal Health

Background:

Maternal stress during pregnancy is a significant area of research.
Existing instruments for measuring pregnancy-specific psychological state are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the psychometric properties of an abbreviated version of the Pregnancy Experience Scale (PES-Brief).
To evaluate maternal appraisal of positive and negative stressors during pregnancy using the PES-Brief.

Main Methods:

The PES-Brief, comprising 10 hassles and 10 uplifts, was administered to 112 low-risk pregnant women.
Data were collected five times between 24 and 38 weeks gestation.
Scoring included frequency, intensity, and composite measures.

Main Results:

The PES-Brief demonstrated comparable internal reliability, test-retest reliability, and convergent validity to the original PES.
The scale effectively captures both positive and negative aspects of pregnancy experiences.

Conclusions:

The PES-Brief is a psychometrically sound and economical tool for assessing maternal stress appraisal and emotional valence during pregnancy.
This abbreviated scale can provide valuable insights into the maternal psychological state throughout gestation.