Abstract

FURLAN, Fabiola Luciana de Paula et al. Depression on pregnant woman with heart disease and it's influence on maternal-fetal bonding. Psicol. hosp. (São Paulo) [online]. 2010, vol.8, n.1, pp. 39-60. ISSN 2175-3547.

Objective: To evaluate the presence or not of depression, the existent of maternal-fetal bond and to verify if the maternal-fetal bond can be a risk factor for depression in pregnant women with heart disease. Method: We interviewed 20 pregnant women with heart disease, being 10 of clinic and 10 hospitalized in the nursery of the Obstetric Clinic Division - HCFMUSP, through the application of semi-driven interview and Prime-MD. Results: 75% of the patients interviewed reported positive aspects in relation to the feelings associated to the moment that the baby moves, what probably demonstrates a good mother-baby bond. Regarding the depression diagnosis, the evaluation of Prime-MD showed that 90% of the women didn't present enough symptoms to characterize the disease. Conclusion: Depression was not diagnosed among the pregnant woman with heart disease, what possibly links to a good mother-baby bond's development. This way, it was concluded that the affection bond between mother and can be associated to the depression.

Keywords : Cardiac disease; Depression; Pregnancy; Maternal-fetal bond.

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