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Background
Antenatal education aims to prepare expectant parents for pregnancy, birth, and parenthood. Studies have reported antenatal education teaching breathing and relaxation methods for pain relief, termed psychoprophylaxis, is associated with reduction in caesarean section rates compared with general birth and parenting classes. Given the rising rates of caesarean section, we aimed to determine...
Background
The Perinatal Integrated Psychosocial Assessment (PIPA) tool screens for anxiety, depression, and psychosocial factors in pregnancy. We aimed to assess the association between PIPA‐determined psychosocial risk and obstetric and neonatal outcomes.
Methods
Cohort study of all pregnant women who gave birth at ≥20 weeks of gestation in 2017‐2019 at a tertiary maternity hospital in, Sydney,...