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A study conducted at the University of Granada has concluded thatmost immigrant women who give birth in Spain suffer "severe stress " and should receive psychological treatment after giving birth tohelp them overcome disorders such as obsessive compulsive disorder , phobic anxiety , depression or psychoticism. These disorders are caused by "the stress oflabor itself combined with other personal stress factors. This is avery stressful moment in women's life due to biological,psychological and social factors". This study has been conducted by Francisca P rez Ram rez andcoordinated by Inmaculada Garc a Garc a and Isabel PeraltaRam rez at the University of Granada Department of Nursing. Thestudy also revealed that immigrant women generally enter thepregnancy check-up program six weeks later than Spanish women, asthey enter it at 12 weeks of gestation, while Spanish women startat 6-7 weeks. As a result, they undergo less ultrasound scans. Francisca P rez explains that they found significant differencesin immigrant women's attendance to childbirth classes. "Spanishwomen attend childbirth classes much more frequently than immigrantwomen, perhaps because these classes are held at work hours orbecause they are given in Spanish". Irregular Situation The primary author of this article explains that immigrant womenmay experience greater stress "due to the fact that they areillegal immigrants, so they believe that as soon as they enter thehospital they will be deported, or the stress that Muslim womensuffer when they have to ask for special food during theirin-hospital stay, communication problems, or because they feeldiscriminated against for wearing a headscarf". To carry out this study, 163 postpartum women were sampled between2009 and 2011 at the University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves,Granada, Spain. All women - 83 immigrant women and 83 Spanish women- were asked to answer four questionnaires. In addition, theirmedical records, partographs and midwifery records were examined. The researchers analyzed participants' sociodemographic variables(age, country of origin, nationality, years of residence in Spain,administrative status); health habits (smoking, previous diseases);habits related with obstetric formula (number of pregnancies andmiscarriages); factors related with current pregnancy (check- upsand ultrasound scans underwent) and newborn information (sex,birthweight, Apgar score at 1 and 5 minutes, or feeding method).Values for optimism, vulnerability to stress and perceived stresswere obtained by personal interviews. In the light of the results of this study, the researcher notesthat "we should understand the cultural factors interferingimmigrant pregnant women's experiences, and include respect fordiversity of beliefs and values in postnatal care. Additional References Citations. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as China Waterproof LED Modules , LED Ribbon Lighting Strip Manufacturer for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits 5050 SMD LED Module.
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