Jalal Poorolajal, Amin Doosti-Irani, Ali Mohammad Karami, Marzieh Fattahi-Darghlou
{"title":"A dose-response meta-analysis of the relationship between number of pregnancies and risk of gynecological cancers.","authors":"Jalal Poorolajal, Amin Doosti-Irani, Ali Mohammad Karami, Marzieh Fattahi-Darghlou","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07774-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-024-07774-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Despite several investigations, the association between the number of pregnancies and gynecological cancers remains inconclusive. To address this issue, we conducted a dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We searched PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases up to Jun 8, 2023, to identify observational studies that examined the association between the number of pregnancies and gynecologic cancers. To assess the heterogeneity across studies, we used the χ<sup>2</sup> test and I<sup>2</sup> statistics. We also explored the possibility of publication bias using Begg's and Egger's tests. The overall effect sizes were reported as odds ratios (ORs) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) using a random-effects model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of the 87,255 studies initially identified, a total of 101 studies involving 8,230,754 participants were included in the final meta-analysis. Our analysis revealed a positive trend between the number of pregnancies and cervical cancer; however, this association was not found to be statistically significant except for fifth pregnancy. Conversely, our findings showed a significant decreasing trend between the number of pregnancies and the risk of endometrial and ovarian cancers. There was insufficient evidence to establish a relationship between the number of pregnancies and the risk of vaginal, vulvar, and fallopian tube cancers.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our study found a positive trend between the number of pregnancies and cervical cancer and a significant decreasing trend between the number of pregnancies and endometrial and ovarian cancers. These findings may have implications for counseling women about their reproductive health and the potential risks and benefits of pregnancy.</p>","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142456826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Violante Di Donato, Giuseppe Caruso, Tullio Golia D'Augè, Giorgia Perniola, Innocenza Palaia, Federica Tomao, Ludovico Muzii, Angelina Pernazza, Carlo Della Rocca, Giorgio Bogani, Pierluigi Benedetti Panici, Andrea Giannini
{"title":"Prognostic impact of microscopic residual disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients undergoing interval debulking surgery for advanced ovarian cancer.","authors":"Violante Di Donato, Giuseppe Caruso, Tullio Golia D'Augè, Giorgia Perniola, Innocenza Palaia, Federica Tomao, Ludovico Muzii, Angelina Pernazza, Carlo Della Rocca, Giorgio Bogani, Pierluigi Benedetti Panici, Andrea Giannini","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07775-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-024-07775-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To determine the prognostic impact of microscopic residual disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in patients undergoing interval debulking surgery (IDS) for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (AEOC).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients affected by FIGO stage IIIC-IV ovarian cancer undergoing IDS between October 2010 and April 2016 were selected. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 98 patients were identified. Four patients (4.1%) were considered inoperable. Overall, 67 patients (out of 94; 71.3%) had macroscopic disease, equating Chemotherapy Response Score (CRS) 1 and 2, 7 (7.4%) had microscopic residuals, equating CRS3, rare CRS2, while 20 (21.3%) had both microscopic and macroscopic disease. Median OS and PFS were, respectively, 44 and 14 months in patients with no macroscopic residual disease (RD = 0) compared to 25 and 6 months, in patients with RD > 0 (OS: p = 0.001; PFS: p = 0.002). The median PFS was 9 months compared to 14 months for patients with more or less than 3 areas of microscopic disease at final pathologic evaluation (p = 0.04). The serum Ca125 dosage after NACT was higher in patients with RD > 0 compared to those without residue (986.31 ± 2240.7 µg/mL vs 215.72 ± 349.5 µg/mL; p = 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Even in the absence of macroscopic disease after NACT, the persistence of microscopic residuals predicts a poorer prognosis among AEOC patients undergoing IDS, with a trend towards worse PFS for patients with more than three affected areas. Removing all fibrotic residuals eventually hiding microscopic disease during IDS represents the key to improving the prognosis of these patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142456814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical characteristics and outcomes of preterm versus term uterine rupture: a nationwide observational study.","authors":"Shunya Sugai, Yusuke Sasabuchi, Hideo Yasunaga, Toshiaki Isogai, Kosuke Yoshihara, Koji Nishijima","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07762-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-024-07762-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess and compare the clinical aspects of uterine rupture by dividing the gestational age at uterine rupture occurrence into < 37-week (preterm) and ≥ 37-week (term) groups.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective cohort study analyzed data from 187 acute-care hospitals across Japan and included patients who experienced uterine rupture. Data were sourced from the Diagnosis Procedure Combination inpatient database, spanning July 2010 to March 2022. The patients' characteristics, in-hospital procedures, and outcomes were compared between those with uterine rupture at < 37 and ≥ 37 weeks of gestation. The main outcomes were hysterectomy, complications, proportion of blood transfusions, and postoperative length of stay.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 298 patients were identified, with 161 in the preterm group and 137 in the term group. Placenta accreta spectrum occurred more frequently in the preterm group than in the term group (18.0% vs. 6.6%, respectively; P = 0.003). Vacuum delivery (19.0% vs. 0.6%, P < 0.001) and uterine fundal pressure (2.9% vs. 0.0%, P = 0.004) were more likely to be applied in the term group. The maternal need for mechanical ventilation (26.3% vs. 12.4%, P = 0.003), the proportion of disseminated intravascular coagulation (40.1% vs. 25.5%, P = 0.009), and the requirement for platelet transfusions (32.8% vs. 15.5%, P < 0.001) were greater in the term. The postoperative hospital stays were also longer in the term group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study shows that individual characteristics vary with the gestational age at uterine rupture, and maternal morbidity is notably higher in term compared to preterm ruptures.</p>","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142405972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Franziska Beer, Madeleine Kuppinger, Frank Schwab, Markus Hübner, Brenda Kiefner, Anna Nacke, Ute Kelkenberg, Sabine Schütze, Anna Lindner, Lars Hellmeyer, Wolfgang Janni, Melanie Metz, Miriam Deniz
{"title":"Effect of postpartum pessary use on pelvic floor function: a prospective multicenter study.","authors":"Franziska Beer, Madeleine Kuppinger, Frank Schwab, Markus Hübner, Brenda Kiefner, Anna Nacke, Ute Kelkenberg, Sabine Schütze, Anna Lindner, Lars Hellmeyer, Wolfgang Janni, Melanie Metz, Miriam Deniz","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07758-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-024-07758-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study evaluates the restitution of pelvic floor function in postpartum women using the Restifem® pessary in a preventive and therapeutic approach.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this multicentre study all postpartum women independently of their parity, mode of delivery and existing pelvic floor symptoms were offered to use the Restifem® pessary from 6 weeks postpartum for 3 to 6 months. They completed the validated German pelvic floor questionnaire (GPFQpp) via online survey at 6 weeks, 6 months and 12 months postpartum and were divided, by their own choice, into users and non-users of the pessary.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Initially 857 women were enrolled. After 6 weeks 137 pessary users and 133 non-users, after 12 months 53 pessary users and 45 non-users submitted a completed questionnaire. Pessary users had significantly higher (worse) scores in all domains of the GPFQpp at 6 weeks postpartum. At 12 months postpartum pessary users still had a significantly higher bladder score, compared to non-users. There was a greater improvement in the bladder score (p = 0.005) and the pelvic organ prolapse score (p < 0.001) from 6 weeks to 12 months postpartum, among pessary users compared to non-users.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Pessary users had a significantly greater improvement in pelvic floor function from 6 weeks to 12 months postpartum, compared to non-users. This effect might be in part due to wearing the pessary but also due to greater scope for recovery, given the higher level of pelvic floor dysfunction in the pessary user group.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>The trial was registered in the German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS00024733) on 19 of April 2021.</p>","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142399140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gabriele Luiza Caprara, Otávio von Ameln Lovison, Andreza Francisco Martins, Juliana Rombaldi Bernardi, Marcelo Zubaran Goldani
{"title":"Characterization of newborn gut microbiota according to the pre-gestational maternal nutritional status and delivery mode.","authors":"Gabriele Luiza Caprara, Otávio von Ameln Lovison, Andreza Francisco Martins, Juliana Rombaldi Bernardi, Marcelo Zubaran Goldani","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07772-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-024-07772-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The aim of this study is to characterize the composition of the newborn gut microbiota based on the maternal pre-pregnancy nutritional status and the delivery mode.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A biological sample was collected from the anal mucosa of the newborns between 24 and 48 h after delivery, as it was not possible to collect a meconium sample at that time. A general data collection questionnaire was administered. The microbiome of the samples was analyzed by next-generation sequencing of the hypervariable regions v3-v4 of the 16S gene. Alpha diversity analyses were performed using the Observed Richness and Shannon diversity index metrics and Beta diversity analyses were conducted using Nonmetric multidimensional scaling with Weighted Unifrac, Differential abundance analysis was performed using a Negative Binomial Wald Test with maximum likelihood estimation for coefficients of Generalized Linear Models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Newborns of obese mothers exhibited lower alpha diversity compared to newborns of mothers with adequate BMI (body mass index). We observed variation in the composition of the microbial community in newborn stool samples, both from mothers with overweight/obesity and those with adequate pre-pregnancy BMI. We observed a visible correlation between the mode of delivery and the newborn's microbiota. We found variation in the overall composition of the microbial community in the stools of newborns, regardless of the delivery mode.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results of our study demonstrate differences in the microbiota of neonates born via cesarean section compared to those born vaginally as well as differences in newborns of mothers with overweight/obesity compared to those with an adequate pre-pregnancy BMI.</p>","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142456807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pinar Kadirogullari, Berna Aslan Cetin, Mustafa Goksu, Hale Cetin Arslan, Kerem Doga Seckin
{"title":"Retraction Note: The effect of uterine massage after vaginal delivery on the duration of placental delivery and amount of postpartum hemorrhage.","authors":"Pinar Kadirogullari, Berna Aslan Cetin, Mustafa Goksu, Hale Cetin Arslan, Kerem Doga Seckin","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07768-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-024-07768-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142387476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohamed Elprince, Eman A Kishk, Ola M Metawie, Magda M Albiely
{"title":"Retraction Note: Ovarian stimulation after dehydroepiandrosterone supplementation in poor ovarian reserve: a randomized clinical trial.","authors":"Mohamed Elprince, Eman A Kishk, Ola M Metawie, Magda M Albiely","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07767-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-024-07767-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142387475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of low HER2 expression on response to CDK4/6 inhibitor treatment in advanced HR + /HER2- breast cancer: a multicenter real-world data analysis.","authors":"Damian J Ralser, Verena Kiver, Erich-Franz Solomayer, Caroline Neeb, Jens-Uwe Blohmer, Alina V Abramian, Nicolai Maass, Florian Schütz, Cornelia Kolberg-Liedtke, Carolin Müller, Anna-Christina Rambow","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07761-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-024-07761-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>CDK4/6 inhibitors (CDK4/6i) represent the first-line therapy approach of choice for patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer (HR + /HER-ABC). Approximately 50% of HR + /HER2-ABC displays low HER2 expression (HER2 low). Recent data emerging from the DESTINY-Breast04 trial demonstrated practice-changing efficacy of the antibody-drug conjugate trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) in patients with low HER2 expression. Here, we aimed to analyze the impact of low HER2 expression on CDK4/6i therapy response in a well-characterized multicenter HR + /HER-ABC cohort.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients diagnosed with HR + /HER2-ABC who were treated with CDK4/6i in clinical routine between November 2016 and December 2020 at four certified German Breast Cancer Centers were retrospectively identified. The cohort was stratified according to graduation of positivity in HER2 immunohistochemistry (IHC; HER2 zero = IHC score 0 and HER2 low = IHC score 1 + , 2 + /fluorescence in situ hybridization negative). Subgroups were analyzed with regard to progression-free survival (PFS) following CDK4/6i initiation.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>The study cohort comprised n = 448 patients. For n = 311 patients, HER2 status from the metastatic site was available. n = 91 (29.3%) cases were HER2 zero and n = 220 cases (70.7%) were HER2 low. There was no significant difference in PFS between the two groups (PFS: 17 months versus 18 months, log-rank p = 0.42). Further, we examined the influence of HER2 expression changes between primary and metastatic tissue (n = 171; HER2 gain/HER2 loss/HER2 stable expression) on CDK4/6i treatment response. Again, there was no significant difference between these three groups, respectively (PFS: 16 months versus 13 months versus 17 months, log-rank p = 0.86).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In our analysis, HER2 status did not have a significant impact on treatment response to CDK4/6i.</p>","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142379991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fikriye Karanfil Yaman, Şükran Doğru, Mustafa Karanfil, Huriye Ezveci, Emine Arslan, Fatih Akkuş, Ali Acar
{"title":"Fragmented QRS in patients with preeclampsia.","authors":"Fikriye Karanfil Yaman, Şükran Doğru, Mustafa Karanfil, Huriye Ezveci, Emine Arslan, Fatih Akkuş, Ali Acar","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07755-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-024-07755-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aims to investigate the prevalence, clinical correlates, and prognostic implications of fragmented QRS complexes (fQRS) in pregnant women with preeclampsia (PE), shedding light on the potential role of electrocardiographic markers in identifying cardiac involvement in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with PE and age-matched low-risk control patients were recruited at a tertiary hospital between January 2015 and January 2023. A comprehensive assessment, including heart rate, PR duration, QRS duration, corrected QT duration, and fragmented QRS, was conducted by 12-lead electrocardiography. Baseline clinical characteristics, laboratory parameters, and electrocardiographic findings were compared between the study groups.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>128 preeclampsia patients and 122 age- and comorbidity-matched controls were included in the study. The prevalence of fQRS was significantly higher in preeclamptic women compared to normotensive controls (14.1% vs. 3.3%, p = 0.04). ALT levels of pregnant women with preeclampsia and without preeclampsia groups were 43,77 (35.25-48.22) and 23,18 (13.75-33.00) (p: 0.038), respectively. In univariate regression analyses, Na and fragmented QRS were found to be associated with preeclampsia. (p: 0.016 and 0.009, respectively). After multivariable adjustment for variables, Na and fragmented QRS remained strongly associated with preeclampsia (OR: 4.787 (1.556-14.720), p: 0.06; 0.941 (0.893-0.992), p: 0.023, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study provides compelling evidence of an association between preeclampsia and fragmented QRS complexes, implicating electrolyte imbalances and hemodynamic stress as potential contributors to myocardial electrical instability in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Further research is warranted to validate these findings and improve risk stratification and clinical outcomes in affected women. Number: 2023/4705 Retrospectively Registered.</p>","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142379048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The association of delivery during a war with the risk for postpartum depression, anxiety and impaired maternal-infant bonding, a prospective cohort study.","authors":"Hadar Klapper-Goldstein, Gali Pariente, Tamar Wainstock, Sharon Dekel, Yair Binyamin, Talya Lanxner Battat, Orit Wissotzky Broder, Tamar Kosef, Eyal Sheiner","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07715-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-024-07715-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To examine the impact of war conditions on maternal mental health postpartum outcomes, specifically depression and anxiety, as well as on maternal-infant bonding (MIB).</p><p><strong>Study design: </strong>A prospective cohort study was performed on women who gave birth in a tertiary medical center during (October-November 2023) and before (March-May 2020) the Israel-Hamas War. All participants completed validated self-reported questionnaires: The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS ≥ 10), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI > 39) and the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ ≥ 26).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 502 women were included in the study, with 230 delivering during the war and 272 delivered before. The rates of postpartum depression (PPD) were higher in women delivering during the war (26.6% vs. 12.4%, p < 0.001), while multivariable regression revealing a two-fold higher risk (adjusted OR 2.35, 95% CI 1.16-4.74, p = 0.017). The rate of postpartum anxiety (PPA) risk was also higher (34.3% vs 17.0%, p < 0.001), reaching a trend towards significance when accounting for other risk factors (adjusted OR 2.06, 95% CI 0.97-4.36, p = 0.058). Additionally, delivery during the war was associated with specific factors of impaired maternal-infant bonding (MIB), although it did not increase the overall impaired MIB (PBQ ≥ 26) (10.2 ± 14.1 vs 8.3 ± 6.9, p = 0.075).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study revealed an increased risk of PPD, a marginally risk for PPA, and some aspects of impaired MIB among women delivering during the war. Maternal mental illness in the postpartum period has negative impacts on the entire family. Therefore, comprehensive screening and adequate resources should be provided for women delivering in war-conflict zones.</p>","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142379049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}