The aim of this study is to explore the psychosocial aspects of care provided in maternity hospitals. The study is divided into three parts: i) the psychosocial aspects of care for parturients, ii) the psychosocial aspects of care for the newborn, and iii) the psychosomatic issues in obstetrics. Each part includes a review of the relevant literature and a presentation of the specific research carried out for the purpose of this thesis. The first part discusses the psychosocial competences of healthcare providers (social support, communication, providing of information, etc.), while subsequent research focuses on the psychosocial factors that influence parturients' satisfaction with perinatal care. The second part is devoted to psychological importance of birth experience for the newborn and early mother-child contact, psychosocial needs of the health-risk newborn and initiation of breastfeeding, with the research section containing the inquiry into the factors that may influence the start of breastfeeding. The last part of this study concentrates on the effects of psychological variables on the perception of pain and the course of labour. The review of the relevant literature is followed by presenting the research results that show the impact of psychosocial factors of perinatal care on selected...

In this study, the use of hypnotherapy in high-risk pregnancy is explored from an ecological systems perspective through two case studies. Each case study is described in detail. They explore the experiences of two women during their pregnancy and giving birth, with specific reference to the pregnancy risks and their use of hypnotherapy. The study provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of the use of hypnotherapy before, during and after birth. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)

In this study, the use of hypnotherapy in high-risk pregnancy is explored from an ecological systems perspective through two case studies. Each case study is described in detail. They explore the experiences of two women during their pregnancy and giving birth, with specific reference to the pregnancy risks and their use of hypnotherapy. The study provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of the use of hypnotherapy before, during and after birth. / Psychology / M. A. (Psychology)

Cette recherche exploratoire longitudinale a pour objectif principal d'évaluer l'impact psychologique de la découverte et du traitement de cancer chez la femme enceinte et chez la femme en post-partum. De manière plus précise nous évaluons l'influence de la maternité sur l'ajustement à la maladie cancéreuse et l'influence de la survenue du cancer sur le processus de parentalisation. Cette recherche permet d'appréhender le risque psychopathologique réel de cette situation comportant de nombreux éléments dépressiogènes et anxiogènes ainsi que le risque de pathologisation du lien mère-enfant. L'analyse quantitative et qualitative des données permettra in fine d'établir des recommandations concernant l'accompagnement psychologique des femmes rencontrant cette situation. Ce travail a pour particularité de faire le lien entre deux champs théoriques distincts: la psychologie périnatale et la psycho-oncologie. / This longitudinal exploratory study aims at assessing the psychological impact of the discovery and cancer treatment in pregnant women and in women postpartum. More specifically we evaluate the influence of motherhood on adjusting to cancer disease and the influence of the occurrence of cancer in the parentalisation process. This research allows us to understand the real psychopathological risk of this situation with many elements dépressiogènes and anxiety and the risk of pathologizing the mother-child bond. The quantitative and qualitative analysis of the data will ultimately establish recommendations for counseling of women encountering this situation. This work has the particularity to make the connection between two different theoretical fields: perinatal psychology and psycho-oncology.