Assessment of the psychological problems consequence to the Spontaneous abortion for aborted women
Background: Abortion is known as a main cause of maternal mortality, life threatening complications such as hemorrhage, fever, and infection on one hand, and psychological disorders such as regret, guilt, smoking, alcoholism, self-destructive behaviors, and even suicide.Objectives: To assess the psychological problems consequence to the Spontaneous abortion for aborted women.Methodology: A descriptive study on non-probability sample (purposive sample) of one hundred (100) aborted women to assess the psychological problems subsequent to the Spontaneous abortion who attending outpatient clinic for seeking treatment at AL-Karhk Teaching Hospital, Baghdad General Teaching Hospital, and AL-Elwiyah Maternity Teaching Hospital in Baghdad city. The questionnaire form was consisted of (5) main parts: Demographic characteristics, Reproductive Informations, Medical conditions, Surgical History and psychological problems subsequent to the Spontaneous abortion .The data were collected by using interview method and self-report techniques with study participants. Result: the study showed that the highest percentage (26%) of study sample at age group (35 ــ 39) years , (29%) of study sample Years of marriage are ranging between (10-14) years, (57%) of study sample their socio-economic level were Moderate. The highest percentage (61%) of study sample their age of Menarche group (11 - 12) years. The highest percentage (40%) of study sample their age at Marriage group (20 - 24) years. The highest percentage (65%) of study samples have one abortion. the highest percentage (68%) of study samples were used a contraceptive. Most of studied sample's responding are registered no suffering of medical condition with highly significant differences at P<0.01 compared with who have, but it doesn’t means that studied sample are not attendance with health problems, and that especially with suffering of polycystic ovary were accounted (34%), then followed with high blood pressure (31%).There were highly significant differences at P<0.01. Regarding previously doing vaginal test with surgical tool (65%), There were highly significant differences at P<0.01 in most items of the psychological aspects. There were with no significant at P>0.05 among Psychological problems, Demographical Characteristics, and Reproductive Informations.Recommendation: The establishment of counseling clinic in all specialized hospitals for childbirth and Primary health care centers to give the woman an opportunity to express and understand her feelings after abortion and prevention and improve symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychological disorders after abortion.