Psychological, Psychosocial and Obstetric Differences between Spanish and Immigrant Mothers: Retrospective Observational Study

María Carmen Martínez Herreros, María Fe Rodríguez Muñoz (), Nuria Izquierdo Méndez and María Eugenia Olivares Crespo
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María Carmen Martínez Herreros: Department of Psychology, National University of Distance Education (UNED), C/Juan del Rosal No. 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain
María Fe Rodríguez Muñoz: Department of Psychology, National University of Distance Education (UNED), C/Juan del Rosal No. 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Nuria Izquierdo Méndez: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Carlos Clinic Hospital, 28040 Madrid, Spain
María Eugenia Olivares Crespo: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Carlos Clinic Hospital, 28040 Madrid, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 18, 1-13

Abstract: This study analyzed the influence of psychological and psychosocial factors of pregnant women at an obstetric level. The possible differences between Spaniards and immigrants were studied. This was a retrospective observational study. The sample has been divided into two study cohorts, one consisting of Spanish pregnant women and one consisting of foreign pregnant women. Both completed the Revised Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. A total of 15.9% of Spanish women and 23.2% of immigrants had depressive symptoms. Immigrants claim to have less support at the partner, family, and friendship levels than Spaniards. Moreover, 16.4% of Spaniards vs. 8.1% of immigrants had pregnancy complications; Cesarean section was performed in 16.2% of Spaniards vs. 7.9% of immigrants. A greater number of premature births were detected in immigrants than in Spaniards. Access to universal healthcare is a protective factor against socioeconomic and cultural conditions affecting the mental and obstetrical health of immigrants.

Keywords: prenatal mental health; immigration; sociodemographic factors; obstetric problems; birth problems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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