| خلاصه مقاله | Background and aims: Anxiety disorders during pregnancy are
of great significance. Few studies have examined the association
of psychosocial factors, particularly anxiety, with weight reten-
tion and obesity postpartum. This study is aimed to investigate
the extent to which trimesters of pregnancy and early postpartum
anxiety is associated with weight retention 1 year after
childbirth.
Methods: Sixty two class 2 & 3 obese (BMI ≥35 kg/m2) and
245 normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9 kg/m2) pregnant women in
first trimester of pregnancy were enrolled after calculation of
pre-pregnancy BMI from Dec 2012 to Jan 2016 and reportedAnxiety symptoms on Beck Anxiety Inventory Scale (BAI) at 1st,
2nd and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy and 6–8 weeks postpartum.
A scores ≤15 were considered as minimal and/or mild
anxiety and scores ≥16 as moderate to severe anxiety.
Associations between antenatal and postpartum anxiety with
risk of substantial weight retention (at least 5 kg) 1 year after
childbirth were assessed.
Results: One hundred and fifty two women (78.8%) with
normal prepregnancy BMI had not nor had mild anxiety during
or after pregnancy, while these amounts were 31 women
(67.4%) in obese group. 27 (14.0%) in normal BMI and 9
women (19.6%) in obese group experienced antenatal anxiety
only, 4 (2.1%) in normal group and 2(4.3%) in obese group
experienced postpartum anxiety only and 10(5.2%) in normal
group and 4 women (8.7%) in obese group experienced both
antenatal and postpartum depression. In all trimesters of pregnancy
and postpartum period obese women had more anxiety
than normal BMI group, however it was not statistically significant
( p=0.1). At 1 year, participants retained a mean of 2.52 kg
(range −10 to 17) in normal BMI group and 18.1% retained at
least 5 kg and in obese group slightly decrease was shown:
–0.02 kg (range −14 to 12) with 11.1% with retained weight at
least 5 kg. Binary logistic regression analyses, after adjustment
for weight-related covariates, maternal sociodemographics, and
parity, antenatal and postpartum anxiety showed antenatal
anxiety, either alone or in combination with postpartum anxiety,
was not associated with substantial weight retention (odds ratio
(OR): 1.15, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.07, 19.10).
Conclusion: The relationship of obesity with anxiety during
pregnancy and after delivery should be taken into consideration
by heath care providers when managing obese pregnant women;
not only to investigate its impacts on mood, but also to control
the effects of mood on inappropriate consequences of obesity.
Moreover identifying the other risk factors for weight retention
after birth to prevent obesity and its sequels on women to better
decision making in prenatal care guidelines contents are
required. |