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Published on: May 5, 2018
[Fetal heart disease and coping strategies]
Gláucia Rosana Guerra Benute1, Daniele Nonnenmacher, Luiz Flávio Mendes Evangelista
1Diretora Técnica de Serviço de Saúde da Divisão de Psicologia do Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Purpose:
To evaluate the coping strategies of women facing a diagnosis of fetal heart disease.
Methods:
We interviewed 50 women who had received a diagnosis of fetal heart disease. For data collection we used a semi-directed and Coping Strategy Inventory. The interview was conducted, on average, 22 days after the diagnosis.
Results:
When asked how they felt about the baby, 56.0% reported concern and fragility, while the remaining 44.0% said they were happy and well. The strategies most used by women were problem solving (73.0%), social support (69.1%) and escape/avoidance (62.7%), and the least used strategy was removal (17.3%). It was found that women with partners, as well as those with 1 or 2 children, used more the problem-solving strategy (p<0.05).
Conclusions:
The active coping strategies, focused on problem solving and seeking social support, coupled with the responsibility and the need for specific care for the survival and welfare of the baby, brought about a closer relationship with the pregnancy, strengthening the maternal-fetal bond.
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