Effect of induced abortion on pregnant woman¡¯s mental health and its prevention

    YU Yueª²Cheng, HUANG Kan1, LI Hongª²Mei, LI Qiª²Ling, ZHAO Haiª²Bo, WANG Xiaoª²Hong

    1Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi¡¯an 710033, China, 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Affiliated Hospital of Yanan Medical college, Yan¡¯an University, Yan¡¯an 716000, China, 3Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Hospital, Xi¡¯an Jiaotong University, Xi¡¯an 710061, China

    ¡¾Abstract¡¿ AIM: To study the mental health condition of pregnant women after induced abortion and the effect of consultation. METHODS: In this study, 100 pregnant women were tested by SCLª²90 and a selfª²made questionnaire. The subjects were divided into two groups: the control group and the consulting group. Each group had 50 women, 25 married and 25 unmarried. The consulting group received consultation and consolation before and after operation. RESULTS: ¢Ù Compared with those of SCLª²90 norm of the normal Chinese people, the scores of Somatization, Phobic, and Depression of induced abortion patients were significantly higher (P<0.01). Anxiety score was also higher (P<0.05). ¢Ú All the scores of unmarried women were higher than those of married woman (P<0.05), except the Somatization score. ¢Û The result of the selfª²made questionnaire showed that the control group had more mental hurt and stress, significantly higher than those of the consulting group (P<0.05). ¢Ü The married women had less pain than unmarried women in consulting group (P<0.05). The most important reason was the reproach from the latter¡¯s family. CONCLUSION: Consultation and consolation before and after operation can effectively relieve both the physical and psychological pain in induced abortion patients, especially those unmarried women. ......