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  1. Article ; Online: Interest in prenatal stress management training: association with medical risk and mental health.

    Fairbrother, Nichole / Keeney, Cora L / Albert, Arianne K

    Journal of reproductive and infant psychology

    2023  , Page(s) 1–15

    Abstract: Objective: The objective of this study was to document levels of interest in stress management training (SMT) during pregnancy, including differences in interest in SMT across levels of medical risk in pregnancy. We also sought to assess differences in ... ...

    Abstract Objective: The objective of this study was to document levels of interest in stress management training (SMT) during pregnancy, including differences in interest in SMT across levels of medical risk in pregnancy. We also sought to assess differences in pregnancy-specific stress, prenatal worry and depressed mood across levels of medical risk in pregnancy and investigate predictors of interest in SMT.
    Methods: We surveyed 379 English-speaking, pregnant people living in Vancouver, Canada, between November 2007 and November 2010. Questionnaires were administered during the third trimester and assessed interest and preferred format of SMT, pregnancy-specific stress, prenatal worry, depressed mood and medical risk in pregnancy.
    Results: Interest in stress management training programmes during pregnancy was common, with 32% of participants being quite-to-very interested. Preference was split between self-guided study (41%), group counselling (38%) and one-on-one counselling (34%). Higher pregnancy-specific stress and depressed mood, but not medical risk in pregnancy, were associated with higher interest in SMT. Participants experiencing higher stress levels or lower medical risk were more interested in one-on-one counselling.
    Conclusion: Findings indicate that subjective distress rather than objective circumstances is a better predictor of interest in SMT. Care providers should inquire early-on about interest in SMT during pregnancy and ensure awareness of SMT options.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 639124-2
    ISSN 1469-672X ; 0264-6838
    ISSN (online) 1469-672X
    ISSN 0264-6838
    DOI 10.1080/02646838.2023.2254800
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  2. Article ; Online: The Childbirth Fear Questionnaire and the Wijma Delivery Expectancy Questionnaire as Screening Tools for Specific Phobia, Fear of Childbirth.

    Fairbrother, Nichole / Albert, Arianne / Collardeau, Fanie / Keeney, Cora

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2022  Volume 19, Issue 8

    Abstract: Background: Perinatal anxiety and related disorders are common (20%), distressing and impairing. Fear of childbirth (FoB) is a common type of perinatal anxiety associated with negative mental health, obstetrical, childbirth and child outcomes. Screening ...

    Abstract Background: Perinatal anxiety and related disorders are common (20%), distressing and impairing. Fear of childbirth (FoB) is a common type of perinatal anxiety associated with negative mental health, obstetrical, childbirth and child outcomes. Screening can facilitate treatment access for those most in need.
    Objectives: The purpose of this research was to evaluate the accuracy of the Childbirth Fear Questionnaire (CFQ) and the Wijma Delivery Expectations Questionnaire (W-DEQ) of FoB as screening tools for a specific phobia, FoB.
    Methods: A total of 659 English-speaking pregnant women living in Canada and over the age of 18 were recruited for the study. Participants completed an online survey of demographic, current pregnancy and reproductive history information, as well as the CFQ and the W-DEQ, and a telephone interview to assess specific phobia FoB.
    Results: Symptoms meeting full and subclinical diagnostic criteria for a specific phobia, FoB, were reported by 3.3% and 7.1% of participants, respectively. The W-DEQ met or exceeded the criteria for a "good enough" screening tool across several analyses, whereas the CFQ only met these criteria in one analysis and came close in three others.
    Conclusions: The W-DEQ demonstrated high performance as a screening tool for a specific phobia, FoB, with accuracy superior to that of the CFQ. Additional research to ensure the stability of these findings is needed.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Delivery, Obstetric/psychology ; Fear/psychology ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Parturition/psychology ; Phobic Disorders/diagnosis ; Pregnancy ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-12
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2175195-X
    ISSN 1660-4601 ; 1661-7827
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    ISSN 1661-7827
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph19084647
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  3. Article ; Online: Screening for Perinatal Anxiety Using the Childbirth Fear Questionnaire: A New Measure of Fear of Childbirth.

    Fairbrother, Nichole / Collardeau, Fanie / Albert, Arianne / Stoll, Kathrin

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2022  Volume 19, Issue 4

    Abstract: Fear of childbirth affects as many as 20% of pregnant people, and has been associated with pregnancy termination, prolonged labour, increased risk of emergency and elective caesarean delivery, poor maternal mental health, and poor maternal-infant bonding. ...

    Abstract Fear of childbirth affects as many as 20% of pregnant people, and has been associated with pregnancy termination, prolonged labour, increased risk of emergency and elective caesarean delivery, poor maternal mental health, and poor maternal-infant bonding. Currently available measures of fear of childbirth fail to fully capture pregnant people's childbirth-related fears. The purpose of this research was to develop a new measure of fear of childbirth (the Childbirth Fear Questionnaire; CFQ) that would address the limitations of existing measures. The CFQ's psychometric properties were evaluated through two studies. Participants for Study 1 were 643 pregnant people residing in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, with a mean age of 29.0 (SD = 5.1) years, and 881 pregnant people residing in Canada, with a mean age of 32.9 (SD = 4.3) years for Study 2. In both studies, participants completed a set of questionnaires, including the CFQ, via an online survey. Exploratory factor analysis in Study 1 resulted in a 40-item, 9-factor scale, which was well supported in Study 2. Both studies provided evidence of high internal consistency and convergent and discriminant validity. Study 1 also provided evidence that the CFQ detects group differences between pregnant people across mode of delivery preference and parity. Study 2 added to findings from Study 1 by providing evidence for the dimensional structure of the construct of fear of childbirth, and measurement invariance across parity groups (i.e., the measurement model of the CFQ was generalizable across parity groups). Estimates of the psychometric properties of the CFQ across the two studies provided evidence that the CFQ is psychometrically sound, and currently the most comprehensive measure of fear of childbirth available. The CFQ covers a broad range of domains of fear of childbirth and can serve to identify specific fear domains to be targeted in treatment.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Anxiety ; Delivery, Obstetric/psychology ; Fear/psychology ; Female ; Humans ; Parturition/psychology ; Phobic Disorders ; Pregnancy ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-16
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2175195-X
    ISSN 1660-4601 ; 1661-7827
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    ISSN 1661-7827
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph19042223
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  4. Article ; Online: A Canadian survey of patients' attitudes toward donation of products of conception for research at the time of their aspiration abortion.

    Hazan, Aleah / Fitzsimmons, Brian / Albert, Arianne / Renner, Regina

    Contraception

    2022  Volume 114, Page(s) 79–84

    Abstract: Objective: We explored patients' attitudes toward donating products of conception for research at the time of their aspiration abortion.: Study design: We surveyed patients presenting for first or second trimester aspiration abortion to the abortion ... ...

    Abstract Objective: We explored patients' attitudes toward donating products of conception for research at the time of their aspiration abortion.
    Study design: We surveyed patients presenting for first or second trimester aspiration abortion to the abortion service at British Columbia Women's Hospital over a 6-month period in 2018. Questions explored demographics, attitudes toward tissue donation, willingness to donate products of conception for research, and how the option of donating tissue influenced patients' perception of their abortion. We analyzed quantitative data using descriptive statistics and answers to open-ended questions using content analysis.
    Results: The partially tracked response rate to our survey was n = 35 of 46 (76%). Of 98 respondents included for analysis 77 (79%) were willing to donate their products of conception to research. Most respondents (n = 85, 93%), 49 (54%) of whom had ever been offered to actually donate tissue, reported that tissue donation would either positively change (n = 33, 36%) or not change (n = 52, 57%) how they felt at the time of their abortion. The majority of respondents (n = 25, 60%) who were not invited to donate their products of conception would have liked the opportunity to do so. Content analysis of open-ended responses from those willing to donate identified the categories of helping others, contributing to research and providing meaning beyond the respondents' individual experience.
    Conclusion: Patients' willingness to donate products of conception to research and their associated positive attitudes provide important support for researchers and clinicians who are involved in research that uses products of conception.
    Implications: Our data may inform research programs and abortion clinics involved in research using products of conception by better understanding the patient experience of being involved in this type of research.
    MeSH term(s) Abortion, Induced ; Attitude ; British Columbia ; Female ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Humans ; Pregnancy ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Tissue and Organ Procurement
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 80106-9
    ISSN 1879-0518 ; 0010-7824
    ISSN (online) 1879-0518
    ISSN 0010-7824
    DOI 10.1016/j.contraception.2022.06.005
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  5. Article ; Online: Sex-dependent effects of prenatal food and protein restriction on offspring physiology in rats and mice: systematic review and meta-analyses.

    Christians, Julian K / Shergill, Haroop K / Albert, Arianne Y K

    Biology of sex differences

    2021  Volume 12, Issue 1, Page(s) 21

    Abstract: Background: Males and females may experience different effects of early-life adversity on life-long health. One hypothesis is that male foetuses invest more in foetal growth and relatively less in placental growth, and that this makes them susceptible ... ...

    Abstract Background: Males and females may experience different effects of early-life adversity on life-long health. One hypothesis is that male foetuses invest more in foetal growth and relatively less in placental growth, and that this makes them susceptible to poor nutrition in utero, particularly if nutrition is reduced part-way through gestation.
    Objectives: Our objectives were to examine whether (1) food and/ or protein restriction in rats and mice has consistent sex-dependent effects, (2) sex-dependency differs between types of outcomes, and (3) males are more severely affected when restriction starts part-way through gestation.
    Data sources: PubMed and Web of Science were searched to identify eligible studies.
    Study eligibility criteria: Eligible studies described controlled experiments that restricted protein or food during gestation in rats or mice, examined physiological traits in offspring from manipulated pregnancies, and tested whether effects differed between males and females.
    Results: Our search identified 292 articles, of which the full texts of 72 were assessed, and 65 were included for further synthesis. A majority (50) used Wistar or Sprague-Dawley rats and so these were the primary focus. Among studies in which maternal diet was restricted for the duration of gestation, no type of trait was consistently more severely affected in one particular sex, although blood pressure was generally increased in both sexes. Meta-analysis found no difference between sexes in the effect of protein restriction throughout gestation on blood pressure. Among studies restricting food in the latter half of gestation only, there were again few consistent sex-dependent effects, although three studies found blood pressure was increased in males only. Meta-analysis found that food restriction in the second half of gestation increased adult blood pressure in both sexes, with a significantly greater effect in males. Birthweight was consistently reduced in both sexes, a result confirmed by meta-analysis.
    Conclusions: We found little support for the hypotheses that males are more affected by food and protein restriction, or that effects are particularly severe if nutrition is reduced part-way through gestation. However, less than half of the studies tested for sex by maternal diet interactions to identify sex-dependent effects. As a result, many reported sex-specific effects may be false positives.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Diet, Protein-Restricted ; Female ; Male ; Mice ; Placenta ; Pregnancy ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Rats, Wistar ; Sex Characteristics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Meta-Analysis ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review ; Systematic Review
    ZDB-ID 2587352-0
    ISSN 2042-6410 ; 2042-6410
    ISSN (online) 2042-6410
    ISSN 2042-6410
    DOI 10.1186/s13293-021-00365-4
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  6. Article ; Online: Higher blastocyst implantation in frozen versus fresh embryo transfers in good prognosis patients.

    Korkidakis, Ann / Au, Jason / Albert, Arianne / Havelock, Jon

    Minerva obstetrics and gynecology

    2021  Volume 73, Issue 6, Page(s) 776–781

    Abstract: Background: There is emerging evidence that frozen embryo transfers provide a more favorable environment for implantation as compared to fresh embryo transfers. Our objective was to determine if there is a clinical benefit to frozen versus fresh ... ...

    Abstract Background: There is emerging evidence that frozen embryo transfers provide a more favorable environment for implantation as compared to fresh embryo transfers. Our objective was to determine if there is a clinical benefit to frozen versus fresh blastocyst transfers in good prognosis patients.
    Methods: Subjects undergoing their first or second IVF/ICSI cycle <38 years of age in an OCP pretreated GnRH antagonist stimulation protocol with supernumerary embryos available for blastocyst cryopreservation were eligible for analysis. Primary transfer was exclusively blastocyst transfer. Exclusion criteria consisted of rescue ICSI, preimplantation genetic testing, donor oocytes, and surrogacy. The cohort was divided into two groups based on whether they underwent a fresh vs. frozen primary transfer. The implantation rates were compared using mixed-effects logistic regression. The clinical pregnancy and live birth rates were compared using logistic regression adjusted for number of oocytes retrieved and number of embryos transferred. All models included age, reason for treatment, and number of prior births as covariates.
    Results: A total of 615 subjects were included in the study. There were no differences in the two groups with respect to age, BMI, baseline ovarian reserve testing, total gonadotropin dosage, and duration of stimulation. The implantation rate was higher in the frozen-embryo group as compared to the fresh-embryo group (59% and 48% respectively; OR 1.58; 95% CI 1.02-2.44). There was a trend towards higher clinical pregnancy and live birth rates in the frozen-embryo group. These differences persisted in the adjusted analysis.
    Conclusions: Among good prognosis patients undergoing IVF, frozen embryo transfer was associated with improved implantation rates. Consideration should be given to primary frozen blastocyst transfer in this population.
    MeSH term(s) Birth Rate ; Embryo Implantation ; Embryo Transfer ; Female ; Humans ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Rate ; Prognosis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-14
    Publishing country Italy
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3062815-5
    ISSN 2724-6450
    ISSN (online) 2724-6450
    DOI 10.23736/S2724-606X.21.04722-9
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  7. Article: Outcomes After Surgery at an Interdisciplinary Centre of Expertise for Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain in Canada: A Prospective Cohort Study.

    Lee, Caroline E / Allaire, Catherine / Williams, Christina / Bedaiwy, Mohamed A / Noga, Heather / Hanley, Gillian E / Lisonkova, Sarka / Albert, Arianne / Yong, Paul J

    Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC

    2024  Volume 46, Issue 2, Page(s) 102246

    Abstract: Objectives: To prospectively evaluate pain-related quality-of-life (Endometriosis Health Profile-30 [EHP-30] pain subscale) after surgery at an interdisciplinary centre of expertise for endometriosis and pelvic pain.: Methods: A prospective cohort ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: To prospectively evaluate pain-related quality-of-life (Endometriosis Health Profile-30 [EHP-30] pain subscale) after surgery at an interdisciplinary centre of expertise for endometriosis and pelvic pain.
    Methods: A prospective cohort study was completed of persons undergoing surgical management for pelvic pain between December 2013 and July 2016 at an interdisciplinary tertiary referral centre for pelvic pain and endometriosis. We compared the change in EHP-30 scores for the following scenarios: (1) type of surgery (conservative surgery vs. hysterectomy), (2) stage of endometriosis (stage I/II vs. III/IV), and (3) age (age <40 vs. age ≥40 years). We used mixed-effects models to evaluate changes in pain during follow-up after surgery.
    Results: Overall, 595 individuals met our inclusion criteria; the follow-up rate was 65.9% (392/595). In total, 436 (73.3%) underwent conservative surgery, while 159 (26.7%) underwent hysterectomy. Improvements in pain-related quality-of-life were seen for both conservative surgery and hysterectomy but greater improvements were seen with hysterectomy (P < 0.001). For conservative surgery, similar improvements in quality-of-life were observed regardless of endometriosis stage (I/II vs. III/IV) (P = 0.84) or age (<40 or ≥40 years old) (P = 0.87). We also observed similar improvements in quality-of-life regardless of stage (P = 0.24) or age (P = 0.71) after hysterectomy.
    Conclusions: At an interdisciplinary centre of expertise, there were significant improvements in quality-of-life after endometriosis surgery. These improvements were seen for both conservative surgery and hysterectomy (although greater improvement with the latter), for early and advanced stage disease, and younger and older patients.
    MeSH term(s) Female ; Humans ; Adult ; Endometriosis/complications ; Endometriosis/surgery ; Prospective Studies ; Pelvic Pain/etiology ; Pelvic Pain/surgery ; Canada ; Hysterectomy
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-22
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2171082-X
    ISSN 1701-2163
    ISSN 1701-2163
    DOI 10.1016/j.jogc.2023.102246
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  8. Article: Corrigendum to 'Outcomes After Surgery at an Interdisciplinary Centre of Expertise for Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain in Canada: A Prospective Cohort Study' [Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada (JOGC). Volume 46, Issue 2 (2024) 102246].

    Lee, Caroline E / Allaire, Catherine / Williams, Christina / Bedaiwy, Mohamed A / Noga, Heather / Hanley, Gillian E / Lisonkova, Sarka / Albert, Arianne / Yong, Paul J

    Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC

    2024  Volume 46, Issue 4, Page(s) 102443

    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-14
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Published Erratum
    ZDB-ID 2171082-X
    ISSN 1701-2163
    ISSN 1701-2163
    DOI 10.1016/j.jogc.2024.102443
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  9. Article ; Online: Prepartum and postpartum mothers' and fathers' feelings of frustration in response to infant crying.

    Drabkin, Meriah / Fairbrother, Nichole / Crighton, Brianna / Miller, Erica / Brant, Rollin / Riar, Shivraj / Albert, Arianne / Barr, Ronald G

    Infant mental health journal

    2024  Volume 45, Issue 3, Page(s) 276–285

    Abstract: In this cross-sectional study performed in Canada, we evaluated the frustration levels of prepartum and postpartum mother and father couple-pairs. Our goal was to determine if there were differences in frustration levels between mothers and fathers while ...

    Abstract In this cross-sectional study performed in Canada, we evaluated the frustration levels of prepartum and postpartum mother and father couple-pairs. Our goal was to determine if there were differences in frustration levels between mothers and fathers while listening to prolonged infant crying, and further, how frustration levels might differ between prepartum and postpartum samples. Using two discrete groups, prepartum (Sample 1; N = 48) and postpartum (Sample 2; N = 44) mother and father couple-pairs completed 600 s of listening to audio-recorded infant cry sounds. Participants continuously reported their subjective frustration using a computerized Continuous Visual Analog Scale (CVAS). There was no significant difference in frustration responses between mothers and fathers across both prepartum and postpartum samples. Postpartum mothers and fathers experienced greater frustration than their prepartum counterparts, and frustration increased faster in postpartum couples compared to prepartum couples. Informing first-time parents of the universal experiences of frustration to prolonged crying bouts that are characteristic of their infant's early weeks of life may lead to greater understanding towards their infant, and perhaps decreased instances of harmful responses.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Crying/psychology ; Female ; Male ; Adult ; Frustration ; Fathers/psychology ; Postpartum Period/psychology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Mothers/psychology ; Infant ; Pregnancy ; Canada ; Young Adult ; Infant, Newborn
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 225602-2
    ISSN 1097-0355 ; 0163-9641
    ISSN (online) 1097-0355
    ISSN 0163-9641
    DOI 10.1002/imhj.22107
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  10. Article ; Online: Predictive ability of fetal growth charts in identifying kindergarten-age developmental challenges: a cohort study.

    Fernandez, Ariadna / Liauw, Jessica / Mayer, Chantal / Albert, Arianne / Hutcheon, Jennifer A

    American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM

    2023  Volume 6, Issue 1, Page(s) 101220

    Abstract: Background: The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine recommends defining fetal growth restriction as an estimated fetal weight or abdominal circumference <10th percentile of a population-based reference. However, because multiple references are available, ...

    Abstract Background: The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine recommends defining fetal growth restriction as an estimated fetal weight or abdominal circumference <10th percentile of a population-based reference. However, because multiple references are available, an understanding of their ability to identify infants at increased risk due to fetal growth restriction is critical. Previous studies have focused on the ability of different population references to identify short-term outcomes, but fetal growth restriction also has longer-term consequences for child development.
    Objective: This study aimed to estimate the association between estimated fetal weight percentiles on the INTERGROWTH-21
    Study design: We conducted a retrospective cohort study linking obstetrical ultrasound scans conducted at BC Women's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada, with population-based standardized kindergarten test results. The cohort was limited to nonanomalous, singleton fetuses scanned at ≥28 weeks' gestation from 2000 to 2011, with follow-up until 2017. We classified estimated fetal weight into percentiles using the INTERGROWTH-21
    Results: Among 3418 eligible fetuses, those with lower estimated fetal weight percentiles had systematically lower Early Development Instrument scores and increased risks of developmental vulnerability. However, the clinical significance of differences was modest in magnitude (eg, total Early Development Instrument score -2.8 [95% confidence interval, -5.1 to -0.5] in children with an estimated fetal weight in 3rd-9th percentile of INTERGROWTH-21
    Conclusion: Lower estimated fetal weight percentiles on the INTERGROWTH-21
    MeSH term(s) Pregnancy ; Infant ; Child ; Humans ; Female ; Fetal Weight ; Fetal Growth Retardation/diagnosis ; Fetal Growth Retardation/epidemiology ; Cohort Studies ; Growth Charts ; Retrospective Studies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2589-9333
    ISSN (online) 2589-9333
    DOI 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.101220
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