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[Psychological components of pregnant women who give birth to a hypotrophic child]
M Roubaud1, M Measson, N Mamelle
1Service de Pédopsychiatrie, Centre psychothérapique du Vion, Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour.
Knowing that 20-30% of intra-uterine growth retardation are unexplained, the authors assume a psychological component that may influence fetal growth. A first psychologic approach consisted in having interviews with about fifty women who had just given birth to small-size babies. The analysis of the contents of these interviews, performed in the free association mode, allowed screening six psychopathologic themes : denial of pregnancy, painful emotional or physical experiences, operative functioning mode, unessential role of the husband, lack of an imaginary child, and previous affective deprivation. The verification of the hypothesis arising from the psychological approach will be based on a complementary epidemiological approach.
Knowing that 20-30% of intra-uterine growth retardation are unexplained, the authors assume a psychological component that may influence fetal growth. A first psychologic approach consisted in having interviews with about fifty women who had just given birth to small-size babies. The analysis of the contents of these interviews, performed in the free association mode, allowed screening six psychopathologic themes : denial of pregnancy, painful emotional or physical experiences, operative functioning mode, unessential role of the husband, lack of an imaginary child, and previous affective deprivation. The verification of the hypothesis arising from the psychological approach will be based on a complementary epidemiological approach.