This qualitative descriptive study investigated the unique and specific impact of being pregnant while one's husband was deployed to a combat zone. Three specific aims were used to address the study objectives 1) Describe the experience of being pregnant while one's husband is deployed 2) Describe the women's experiences with health-care providers 3) Describe the types of support women sought or had access to during pregnancy. Participants were 16 women who had been pregnant while their husbands were deployed for greater than 30 days from 2004-2014, with no prior personal history of being deployed. Participants completed demographic questionnaires on their pregnancy course, and their husband's military and deployment history. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with each participant individually. Content and matrix analysis were utilized to explore the study aims. The Stress and Coping Model by Lazarus and Folkman (1984) provided the theoretical framework for this study. Communication was an important part of receiving support from the husband and daily communication (n=4, 25%) was associated with more problem-based coping (75%) and feelings of emotional support from the husband (38%). Six participants stated a history of preterm labor or birth, and most of those participants used emotion-based coping predominantly (57%). Participants who perceived that their husbands experienced significant danger were more likely to use emotion-based coping (56%). Participants overall had more positive interactions with certified nurse midwives (76%) and civilian obstetric physicians (77%), and reported more negative interactions with military obstetric providers (87%). Primiparous participants reported that 61% of all experiences with providers were positive while multiparous participants were more likely to have negative (66%) or mixed (6%) experiences. Support systems sought or accessed were different for officer and enlisted wives as well as for different ages. The wives of enlisted soldiers were more likely to not participate, or have an unfavorable view (52%) of the FRGs. Whereas, the wives of officers felt more support and involvement (69%). Wives who were 29-years-old or less sought out more support from friends/co-workers (33%) than the 30-years-old or older group (19%). The 30-years-old or older group was more likely to have sought support from family (50%) versus the 29-years-old or younger group (40%). The difference in support sought or accessed from the FRG between the two age groups was much less significant (28% for ≤ 29-years old versus 31% for ≥ 30-years old). The findings from this study could be adapted to create a screening tool that would alert providers to those pregnant women who might need specific resources or social support.

Importance: Polymorphic expression of drug metabolizing enzymes affects the metabolism of antidepressants, and thus can contribute to drug response and/or adverse events. Pregnancy itself can affect CYP2D6 activity with profound variations determined by CYP2D6 genotype. Objective: To investigate the association between CYP2D6 genotype and the risk of antidepressant discontinuation, dosage modification, and the occurrence of maternal CYP2D6, Antidepressants, Depression during pregnancy. Setting: Data from the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS) Antidepressants in Pregnancy Cohort, 2006-2010, were used. Women were eligible if they were within 14 completed weeks of pregnancy at recruitment and exposed to an antidepressant or having any exposures considered non-teratogenic. Main Outcomes and Measures: Gestational antidepressant usage was self-reported and defined as continuous/discontinued use, and non-use; dosage modification was further documented. Maternal depression and anxiety were measured every trimester using the telephone interviewer-administered Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and the Beck Anxiety Inventory, respectively. Saliva samples were collected and used for CYP2D6 genotype analyses. Logistic regression models were used to calculate crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals. Results: A total of 246 pregnant women were included in the study. The majority were normal metabolizers (NM, n = 204, 83%); 3.3% (n = 8) were ultrarapid metabolizers (UM), 5.7%(n = 14) poor metabolizers (PM), and 8.1%(n= 20) intermediate metabolizers (IM). Among study subjects, 139 women were treated with antidepressants at the beginning of pregnancy, and 21 antidepressant users (15%) discontinued therapy during pregnancy. Adjusting for depressive symptoms, and other potential confounders, the risk of discontinuing antidepressants during pregnancy was nearly four times higher in slow metabolizers (poor or intermediate metabolizers) compared to those with a faster metabolism rate (normal or ultrarapid metabolizers), aOR = 3.57 (95% CI: 1.15-11.11). Predicted CYP2D6 metabolizer status did not impact dosage modifications. Compared with slow metabolizers, significantly higher proportion of women in the fast metabolizer group had depressive symptomin the first trimester (19.81 vs. 5.88%, P = 0.049). Almost 21% of treated women remained depressed during pregnancy (14.4% NM-UM; 6.1% PM-IM). Conclusions and Relevance: Prior knowledge of CYP2D6 genotype may help to identify pregnant women at greater risk of antidepressant discontinuation. Twenty percent of women exposed to antidepressants during pregnancy remained depressed, indicating an urgent need for personalized treatment of depression during pregnancy.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2004. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Linköping : Univ., 2003. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Thesis (PhD)--University of Stellenbosch, 2011. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Pregnancy is a vulnerable time in settings such as sub-Saharan Africa, and is associated with exposure to a multitude of physiological, social and psychological risks. High HIV prevalence, and the fact that many women will test for HIV for the first time during their pregnancy, has raised concern about women‘s psychological health during pregnancy. Depression during the antenatal period is of public health concern as it has been shown to be associated with poorer foetal and delivery outcomes, risky behaviours, and poorer uptake of antenatal care. Antenatal depression is a predictor of postnatal depression, and postnatal depression has been associated with poor maternal sensitivity and attachment in mothers which is known to result in increased behavioural and developmental difficulties in children. The aim of this research was to provide a clear, in depth and culturally sensitive understanding of the manifestation of depression in pregnant women in a rural area with high HIV prevalence in South Africa. The research method included a diagnostic assessment of depression in 109 women in their third trimester of pregnancy, and an in-depth qualitative examination of the contextual framework within which HIV testing and depression are experienced with a sub-sample of 56 women. The quantitative results demonstrated that the prevalence of antenatal depression was high (46.7%), with close to half of the women being diagnosed with depression. Presentations of depression most frequently included disturbances in mood, loss of interest and suicide ideation. Symptoms which overlap with common side effects of pregnancy such as loss of energy and weight change did not result in an overestimation of depression. Likewise, very little evidence of the somatisation of depression, or particular cultural barriers to the diagnosis of depression based on DSM-IV criteria was found. Rates of suicide ideation were high and equally common among HIV positive as HIV negative women. Factors significantly associated with depression included living within a family homestead, access to a regular source of income and practical support from a partner. Both income and partner support had a negative association with depression. Living away from a family or parental home had a positive association with depression. The results showed that the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was effective in identifying depression and that a shorter three item version was as effective as longer versions. A positive score for depressed mood on the EPDS was significantly associated with HIV, suggesting that the EPDS is a good screening tool for elevated psychological risks among HIV positive women post HIV testing. Qualitative results showed that having an unsupportive partner and the occurrence of relationship or familial conflict played an important role in the development of emotional distress during pregnancy and resulted in a high number of unwanted pregnancies. Partner and familial conflict was intertwined with cultural practices which govern the acceptability of childbearing among unmarried women and the social recognition of partnerships and paternal responsibilities. Testing for HIV was considered a stressful life event for all women regardless of their HIV status and was a particularly negative life event for women who tested HIV positive or for women who had concerns over partner infidelity. Disclosure among HIV positive women frequently lead to increased partnership conflict. Qualitative findings suggested that depression and emotional distress after HIV testing did interfere with women‘s ability to engage with prevention messages. Women who were coping well with learning their HIV positive status had high levels of family disclosure and subsequent family support in common. The implication of this research is that it is important that public health programmes screen for depression among childbearing women. These data suggests that a shorter three item version of the EPDS along with screening for partner and family support or conflict would effectively detect most women at high risk for depression. Likewise, public health interventions for women with depression which are implemented in primary health care facilities and in isolation of the partnership and familial context within which depression occurs are not likely to be effective. Further research is needed to establish the precise prevalence of antenatal and postnatal depression in women at high risk for HIV; to validate the effectiveness of a shorter screening tool in resource limited settings; and to establish risk and protective factors, and trimester specific risks which could inform the design of cost effective interventions in poorly resourced settings. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Swangerskap in Afrika, suid van die Sahara, is ʼn kwesbare tydperk met blootstelling aan ʼn menigte fisiologiese, sosiale en sielkundige risiko‘s. Die hoë voorkoms van HIV en die feit dat baie vrouens gedurende swangerskap vir die eerste keer vir HIV wil toets, het ‗n besorgdheid oor vrouens se sielkundige gesondheid gedurende swangerskap laat ontstaan. Depressie gedurende die voorgeboortelike periode is van belang vir publieke gesondheid, want daar is bewyse wat dui op ‗n verband tussen depressie en swakker fetale en geboorte resultate, riskante gedrag en verminderde gebruik van voorgeboortelike sorg . Voorgeboortelike depressie is ʼn indikasie van moontlike nageboortelike depressie en nageboortelike depressie word geassosieer met swak moederlike sensitiwiteit en die gebrekkige vorming van ‗n band tussen moeder en kind; wat reeds bewys is om te lei tot verhoogde gedrags- en ontwikkelingsprobleme in kinders. Die doel van hierdie navorsing was om ʼn duidelike, indiepte en kulturele-sensitiewe begrip van die manifestasie van depressie in swanger vroue in ʼn landelike omgewing met hoë HIV voorkoms in Suid Afrika te verkry. Die navorsingsmetode sluit in ʼn simptomatiese beraming van depressie by 109 vroue in hul derde trimester van swangerskap en ʼn indiepte kwalitatiewe ondersoek na die kontekstuele raamwerk waarbinne HIV toetse en depressie ondervind word met ʼn sub-steekproef van 56 vrouens. Die bevinding was dat die voorkoms van voorgeboortelike depressie hoog was, 46.7 %, met feitlik die helfte van die vrouens wat met depressie gediagnoseer is. In die meeste gevalle het die voorkoms van depressie gepaard gegaan met ʼn verandering in gemoedstoestand, ʼn verlies aan belangstelling en selfmoordgedagtes. Simptome wat ooreenstem met algemene newe-effekte van swangerskap, soos verlies aan energie en verandering in gewig, het nie bygedra tot ʼn oorberekening van depressie nie. Soortgelyk is baie min bewyse gevind dat somatosasie van depressie, of spesifieke kulturele grense, tot die diagnose van depressie gebaseer op DSM-IVkriteria bydra. Die oorweging van selfmoord was hoog en algemeen tussen beide HIV-positiewe en HIV-negatiewe vouens. Faktore wat aansienlik met depressie geassosieer word, sluit in om in ʼn familiegroep te bly, toegang tot ʼn vaste bron van inkomste en die praktiese ondersteuning van ʼn lewensmaat. Beide inkomste en die ondersteuning van ʼn lewensmaat het ʼn negatiewe verbintenis met depressive. Om nie by familie of in ʼn ouerhuis te bly nie het ʼn positiewe assosiasie met depressive. Alhoewel HIV-status verband hou met depressie, was dit nie uitermate die geval nie, alhoewel daar ʼn gebrek aan statistiese kragdoeltreffendheid was om die effek van HIV vas te stel, gegee die beperkte grootte van die steekproef. Die resultate het getoon dat die EPDS graderingsinstrument effektief was om depressie te identifiseer en dat ʼn korter driepunt weergawe daarvan net so effektief was soos die langer weergawe. ʼn Positiewe telling vir ʼn depressiewe gemoedstoestand op die EPDS het ʼn betekenisvolle assosiasie met HIV en dui daarop dat die EPDS ʼn goeie graderingsinstrument is vir verhoogde sielkundige risiko by HIV-positiewe vrouens, selfs al is HIV-positiewe vrouens in dié steekproef statistieksgewys nie meer geneig tot depressie as HIV-negatiewe vrouens nie. Kwalitatiewe resultate toon dat ʼn lewensmaat wat nie ondersteunend is nie en die voorkoms van verhoudings- of familiekonflik ʼn belangrike rol speel in die ontwikkeling van emosionele angs gedurende swangerskap en dit het gelei tot ʼn groot aantal ongewenste swangerskappe. Konflik met ʼn lewensmaat en met familie was verweefd met kulturele gebruike wat die aanvaarbaarheid van geboortes onder ongetroude vrouens beheer en die sosiale erkenning van verhoudings en die vader se verantwoordelikhede. ʼn HIV-toets is as ʼn stresvolle lewensgebeurtenis beskou deur alle vroue, ongeag van hulle HIV-status en was ʼn besondere negatiewe lewensgebeurtenis vir vroue wat HIV-positief getoets het of vir vroue wat bekommerd was oor hulle lewensmaats se getrouheid. Onthulling van die HIV-status van positiewe vrouens het gereeld tot verhoogde konflik in verhoudings gelei. Kwalitatiewe bevindings dui daarop dat depressie en emosionele angs na ʼn HIV-toets inmeng met ʼn vrou se vermoë om ag te slaan op voorkomingsboodskappe. Vroue wat die kennis van hulle HIV-positiewe status goed hanteer het, het hoë vlakke van bekendmaking van hulle status en die ondersteuning van hulle familie in gemeen. Die implikasie van die navorsing is dat dit belangrik is vir publieke gesondheidsorgprogramme om te toets vir depressie onder swanger vroue. Die resultate dui daarop dat ʼn korter driepunt weergawe van die EPDS, saam met ʼn ondersoek na die ondersteuning van of konflik met ʼn lewensmaat en familie, effektief kan wees om vroue met ʼn hoë risiko vir depressie te identifiseer. Soortgelyk, publieke gesondheidsingryping in primêre gesondheidsorg fasiliteite vir vroue met depressie wat in isolasie van die lewensmaat en familie konteks, waar depressie voorkom geadministreer word, is onwaarskynlik om te slaag. Bevindings onderskryf die belangrikheid van ondersteuning vir die familie om effektief te kan reageer en herstel van stresvolle faktore soos onbeplande swangerskappe en HIV-diagnose, in ʼn konteks wat swaar deur HIV geaffekteer word, aangesien dit ʼn voorkomende effek op depressie kan hê. Verdere navorsing is nodig om die presiese voorkoms van voorgeboortelike en nageboortelike depressie in vrouens met ʼn hoë blootstelling aan HIV vas te stel; om die sukses van ʼn korter graderingsinstrument in arm omgewings te staaf; en om die risiko en beskermende faktore vas te stel en trimester spesifieke risiko‘s wat die ontwerp van ʼn koste-effektiewe ingryping in gebiede met ontoereikende hulpbronne kan beïnvloed.

A gestação é um período marcado por diversas transformações na vida da mulher e envolve aspectos sociais, biológicos, conjugais e psicológicos. No entanto, a maneira como cada gestante reage varia de acordo com as circunstâncias em que ocorreu a gravidez. Todos esses fatores são agravados na gestação de risco. O suporte social tem sido considerado como importante fator de proteção às adversidades desse período. Avaliar e considerar aspectos sociais e psicológicos se destaca como uma forma de contribuir para a melhoria da qualidade de vida da gestante. O objetivo deste estudo foi realizar uma caracterização psicossocial de 66 gestantes de alto risco, diabéticas em acompanhamento pré-natal, quanto aos aspectos sociodemográficos e psicológicos e buscar possíveis associações estatísticas entre tais aspectos. Quanto aos aspectos psicológicos, foram avaliados níveis de ansiedade, depressão, estresse e suporte social referido. Como resultados, pode-se constatar que 57,57% das pacientes avaliadas tinham idade entre 26 e 35 anos, 60,60% tinham de nove a onze anos de estudo e 92,42% tinham um companheiro. Dentre as pacientes, 4,55% tinham diabetes mellitus tipo 1, 33,33% tinham diabetes mellitus tipo 2 e 62,12% tinham diabetes mellitus gestacional. As pacientes avaliaram sua gravidez como planejada em 51,51% da amostra. Com relação a aspectos psicológicos, 36,36% das pacientes apresentaram sintomas significativos de ansiedade e depressão e a média da pontuação para o estresse foi de 24,24, em uma escala de até 56 pontos. Na amostra, 48,48% das pacientes referiram ter atividades de lazer em sua rotina e 93,94% apresentam uma boa percepção do apoio familiar. Foram encontradas associações entre número de gestações e depressão, sendo que dentre as pacientes que apresentaram sintomas depressivos, 50% delas estavam na segunda gestação. Não foram encontradas associações estatísticas entre idade, nível socioeconômico, escolaridade, planejamento da gravidez com sintomas de ansiedade e depressão. Pacientes que apresentaram maiores níveis de ansiedade e depressão apresentaram mais sintomas de estresse e menores níveis de suporte social. Ampliar o conhecimento sobre variáveis psicológicas no ciclo gravídico-puerperal possibilitará a estruturação de intervenções psicológicas específicas a este período tão particular. / Pregnancy is a period marked by several changes in women\'s lives and involves social, biological, psychological and marital aspects. However, the way each woman reacts varies according to the circumstances in which the pregnancy occurred. All these factors are worsen in high-risk pregnancies. Social support has been considered an important protective factor for the adversities of that period. Evaluating and considering social and psychological aspects stand out as a way to contribute to the improvement of the pregnant womans quality of life. The aim of this study was to make a psychosocial characterization of 66 high-risk diabetic pregnant women, in prenatal care, in terms of socio-demographic and psychological aspects, and search for possible statistical associations between these aspects. Concerning psychological aspects, levels of anxiety, depression, stress and related social support were evaluated. In the results, it can be seen that 57.57% of the patients evaluated were aged between 26 and 35 years, 60.60% had between nine to eleven years of study and 92.42% had a partner. Among the patients, 4.55% had diabetes mellitus type 1, 33.33% had diabetes mellitus type 2 and 62.12% had gestational diabetes mellitus. The patients rated their pregnancy as planned in 51.51% of the sample. Regarding psychological aspects, 36.36% of the patients had significant symptoms of anxiety and depression and the average score for stress was 24.24 out of a 56 points scale. In the sample, 48.48% of the patients reported having leisure activities routine and 93.94% have a good perception of family support. It was found associations between number of pregnancies and depression, whereas among patients with depressive symptoms, 50% were in their second pregnancy. There were no statistical associations between age, socioeconomic status, education and pregnancy planning with symptoms of anxiety and depression. Patients who had higher levels of anxiety and depression showed more symptoms of stress and lower levels of social support. Increasing the knowledge of psychological variables in pregnancy and childbirth will enable the structuring of specific psychological interventions to such a particular period.

A gestação é um período marcado por diversas transformações na vida da mulher e envolve aspectos sociais, biológicos, conjugais e psicológicos. No entanto, a maneira como cada gestante reage varia de acordo com as circunstâncias em que ocorreu a gravidez. Todos esses fatores são agravados na gestação de risco. O suporte social tem sido considerado como importante fator de proteção às adversidades desse período. Avaliar e considerar aspectos sociais e psicológicos se destaca como uma forma de contribuir para a melhoria da qualidade de vida da gestante. O objetivo deste estudo foi realizar uma caracterização psicossocial de 66 gestantes de alto risco, diabéticas em acompanhamento pré-natal, quanto aos aspectos sociodemográficos e psicológicos e buscar possíveis associações estatísticas entre tais aspectos. Quanto aos aspectos psicológicos, foram avaliados níveis de ansiedade, depressão, estresse e suporte social referido. Como resultados, pode-se constatar que 57,57% das pacientes avaliadas tinham idade entre 26 e 35 anos, 60,60% tinham de nove a onze anos de estudo e 92,42% tinham um companheiro. Dentre as pacientes, 4,55% tinham diabetes mellitus tipo 1, 33,33% tinham diabetes mellitus tipo 2 e 62,12% tinham diabetes mellitus gestacional. As pacientes avaliaram sua gravidez como planejada em 51,51% da amostra. Com relação a aspectos psicológicos, 36,36% das pacientes apresentaram sintomas significativos de ansiedade e depressão e a média da pontuação para o estresse foi de 24,24, em uma escala de até 56 pontos. Na amostra, 48,48% das pacientes referiram ter atividades de lazer em sua rotina e 93,94% apresentam uma boa percepção do apoio familiar. Foram encontradas associações entre número de gestações e depressão, sendo que dentre as pacientes que apresentaram sintomas depressivos, 50% delas estavam na segunda gestação. Não foram encontradas associações estatísticas entre idade, nível socioeconômico, escolaridade, planejamento da gravidez com sintomas de ansiedade e depressão. Pacientes que apresentaram maiores níveis de ansiedade e depressão apresentaram mais sintomas de estresse e menores níveis de suporte social. Ampliar o conhecimento sobre variáveis psicológicas no ciclo gravídico-puerperal possibilitará a estruturação de intervenções psicológicas específicas a este período tão particular. / Pregnancy is a period marked by several changes in women\'s lives and involves social, biological, psychological and marital aspects. However, the way each woman reacts varies according to the circumstances in which the pregnancy occurred. All these factors are worsen in high-risk pregnancies. Social support has been considered an important protective factor for the adversities of that period. Evaluating and considering social and psychological aspects stand out as a way to contribute to the improvement of the pregnant womans quality of life. The aim of this study was to make a psychosocial characterization of 66 high-risk diabetic pregnant women, in prenatal care, in terms of socio-demographic and psychological aspects, and search for possible statistical associations between these aspects. Concerning psychological aspects, levels of anxiety, depression, stress and related social support were evaluated. In the results, it can be seen that 57.57% of the patients evaluated were aged between 26 and 35 years, 60.60% had between nine to eleven years of study and 92.42% had a partner. Among the patients, 4.55% had diabetes mellitus type 1, 33.33% had diabetes mellitus type 2 and 62.12% had gestational diabetes mellitus. The patients rated their pregnancy as planned in 51.51% of the sample. Regarding psychological aspects, 36.36% of the patients had significant symptoms of anxiety and depression and the average score for stress was 24.24 out of a 56 points scale. In the sample, 48.48% of the patients reported having leisure activities routine and 93.94% have a good perception of family support. It was found associations between number of pregnancies and depression, whereas among patients with depressive symptoms, 50% were in their second pregnancy. There were no statistical associations between age, socioeconomic status, education and pregnancy planning with symptoms of anxiety and depression. Patients who had higher levels of anxiety and depression showed more symptoms of stress and lower levels of social support. Increasing the knowledge of psychological variables in pregnancy and childbirth will enable the structuring of specific psychological interventions to such a particular period.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-22T17:26:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Volume Final - Mestrado Leticia.pdf: 341556 bytes, checksum: 05cbb2490582a89ea9df2f871bc34813 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-14 / Low birth weight - LBW, an important factor in determining morbidity/mortality and sequels on child development has an impact on costs to health systems. It is important to study factors that influence it, as maternal health in prenatal period, estimated cost to the Health System - SUS, by frequency of hospitalization. The study was nested in a prospective cohort of women who received prenatal care registered and delivery by SUS hospitals with intensivecare unit and intermediate in Pelotas, RS. Result that mothers with depressive episodes during pregnancy, had RO = 3.94 and IC = 1.49; 10.36 in multivariate analysis. After calculating the attributable fraction in population, it was obtained 36.17% of LBW babies of mothers with depressive episode and costs resulting from those estimated in Brazil of more than 76 million (reais), suggesting expansion of preventive and curative actions to pregnant women in the area of mental health, enabling better health outcome of infants and more appropriate use of SUS resources / O baixo peso ao nascer BPN está diretamente relacionado à morbimortalidade e seqüelas no desenvolvimento infantil, tendo impacto nos custos dos sistemas de saúde. É importante avaliar fatores que o influenciam, como a saúde no período pré-natal, estimando seu impacto no Sistema Único de Saúde SUS, por internações. Este é um estudo prospectivo aninhado a uma coorte de gestantes que realizaram pré-natal e parto exclusivamente pelo SUS nos hospitais com Unidade de Tratamento Intensivo e Cuidados Intermediários Neonatais da cidade de Pelotas/RS no ano de 2008. As gestantes foram avaliadas no 2º trimestre e seguidas no pós-parto imediato. Entre os resultados, concluiu-se que mães com episódios de depressão gestacional apresentam quase 4 vezes mais chances de ter um filho com BPN (RP = 3,94; IC 1,49 a 10,36). A partir do cálculo da Fração Atribuível na População, estima-se que, na população geral, 36,17% dos bebês com BPN foram de mães que tiveram episódio depressivo nesta direção, avalia-se um custo que pode chegar a mais de R$ 76 milhões no Brasil. Sugere-se que a ampliação de ações preventivas e curativas para as gestantes na área da saúde mental possibilita melhor desfecho de saúde dos recém-nascidos e mais adequada utilização de recursos do SUS

Depression drabbar 10–20% av gravida kvinnor och kan leda till konsekvenser för bådebarnet, modern och samhället. IKBT för depression är en effektiv behandling, däremot har patientersom genomgått IKBT uttryckt behov av ytterligare stöd. Syftet med studien var att undersökaupplevelser av att erhålla extrastödsamtal under IKBT inom DANA-studien. Genom en kvalitativansats genomfördes intervjuer med nio deltagare med depression under graviditeten. Tematisk analysanvändes vilket resulterade i två huvudteman; Individanpassning efter behov och Integrering avbehandling. Resultatet visade att extrastödet utgjorde en möjlighet till flexibel individanpassningsamt ett stöd utifrån att IKBT upplevdes som en krävande behandling. Kommunikation upplevdessom avgörande för helhetsupplevelsen av behandlingen och extrastöd utgjorde en möjlighet till flerperspektiv utifrån tillgång till olika yrkeskompetenser. Resultatet ger en ökad förståelse avupplevelsen av extrastödet och dess funktion, samt vad deltagarna upplever som viktigt för att kunnagenomföra behandlingen. / Depression affects 10-20% of pregnant women and can cause consequences for the child,mother, and society. ICBT for depression is an effective treatment, however, patients that haveundergone ICBT have expressed a need for additional support. The purpose of this study was toexamine experiences of receiving extra-counseling during ICBT within the DANA-study. Through aqualitative approach, interviews were conducted with nine participants with depression duringpregnancy. Thematic analysis was used and resulted in two main themes: Adaptation to individualneeds and Integration of treatment. The result shows that extra-counseling provided an opportunityto adapt the treatment to specific needs, while functioning as a support to the ICBT which wasexperienced demanding. Communication was crucial to the overall experience, and extra-counselingwas a possibility to gain perspective from different professions. This provides increasedunderstanding of experiences of extra-counseling, its function, and what is experienced as importantto accomplish the treatment.