Comparison of the Adaptation to Pregnancy in Women Who Received Infertility Treatment and Those Who Didn't

Abstract

Abstract Purpose: It was aimed to compare the adaptation to pregnancy in women who received infertility treatment and those who didn't. Methods: A total of 174 pregnant women were included in the study, 51 in the group that received infertility treatment and 123 in the group that did not. The data were collected with the Personal Information Form including the descriptive characteristics and the Prenatal Self-Evaluation Questionnaire (PSEQ). Results: The mean age of the pregnant women who received infertility treatment was 33.73±5.79 years, while it was 28.89±4.12 years for those who didn't. Although the mean total score of PSEQ was lower in pregnant women receiving infertility treatment, the difference was not found to be statistically significant. In the group that became pregnant with the infertility treatment, the subdimension score of "thoughts about the well-being of self and baby" was found to be higher, while the scores of subdimensions "acceptance of pregnancy", "readiness for labour" and "control in labour" were lower. Conclusion: In the study, the adaptation to the pregnancy of both groups was found to be similar. On the other hand, pregnant women who received infertility treatment were found to have lower adaptation to the thoughts about the wellbeing of self and baby sub-dimension, and higher adaptation to the identification with the role of motherhood, preparation for labour and control in labour subdimensions.

Keywords

• Infertility
• assisted reproductive techniques
• woman
• compliance with pregnancy
• adaptation

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