Anxiety and Psychological Stress Before Prenatal Screening in First-Time Mothers Who Conceived Through IVF/ICSI or Spontaneously.

Mothers' general anxiety, anxiety about the well-being of the child and psychological stress before prenatal testing was studied by comparing women who conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) with women who conceived naturally. Before the first trimester screening test for Down's syndrome, a group of 51 women who conceived through IVF/ICSI and a group of 54 women who conceived spontaneously completed the State Scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (S-Anxiety; Spielberger, 1983), the Fear of Bearing a Physically or Mentally Handicapped Child Subscale of the Pregnancy-related Anxiety Questionnaire (PRAQ-R; Huizink et al., 2004), the Psychological Stress Measure (PSM; Lemyre & Tessier, 1988), and the Prenatal Psychosocial Profile (PPP; Curry, Campbell, & Christian, 1994). Women who conceived through IVF/ICSI had more elevated levels of general anxiety and psychological stress than the women who conceived naturally; however, no difference was observed between the two groups for anxiety specifically related to the health of the child. These results underline the need to monitor women's emotional state after conception via IVF/ICSI-when counseling usually ends-and around the time of the first trimester screening. Counseling might thus be extended.

A-8a 2003 Summary of Food Stamp Errors - Active and Negative Cases, April 2003 - September 2003

Summary of food stamp errors.

A-7 Statistical Report On FIP Applications And Cases Discontinued, December 2003

Monthly statistical report on FIP by Iowa Department of Human Services

Perinatal assessment of infant, parents, and parent-infant relationship: prematurity as an example.

This article reviews the stresses for parents, infants, and other caregivers during the period surrounding the birth of the premature infant. Principles of assessment of infant discomfort, parental stress, the parent-infant relationship, and the match of the medical caregiving environment to the individual infant's needs are discussed. Relevant tools to aide in these aspects of assessment are reviewed. The role of early assessment as preventive intervention and the indication for subsequent intervention in complicated cases of premature infants and their parents are further discussed. The article offers detailed clinical examples to illustrate these and other points throughout.

A-7 Statistical Report On FIP Applications And Cases Discontinued, January 2004

Monthly statistical report on FIP by the Iowa Department of Human Services

A-7 Statistical Report On FIP Applications And Cases Discontinued, February 2004

Monthly statistical report on FIP by Iowa Department of Human Services

A-7 Statistical Report On FIP Applications And Cases Discontinued, March 2004

Monthly statistical report on FIP by Iowa Department of Human Services

A-7 Statistical Report On FIP Applications And Cases Discontinued, May 2004

Monthly statistical report on FIP by the Iowa Department of Human Services

A-8a 2003 Summary of Food Stamp Errors - Active and Negative Cases, April 2001 - September 2001

Summary of food stamp errors.

A-7 Statistical Report On FIP Applications And Cases Discontinued, July 2002

Monthly statistical report on FIP by Iowa Department of Human Services

A-7 Statistical Report On FIP Applications And Cases Discontinued, September 2003

Monthly statistical report on FIP by Iowa Department of Human Services

A-7 Statistical Report On FIP Applications And Cases Discontinued, November 2001

Monthly statistical report on FIP by Iowa Department of Human Services

A-7 Statistical Report On FIP Applications And Cases Discontinued, January 2002

Monthly statistical report on FIP by Iowa Department of Human Services

A-7 Statistical Report On FIP Applications And Cases Discontinued, June 2004

Monthly statistical report on FIP by the Iowa Department of Human Services