title: Low psychosocial resources during early pregnancy are not associated with prolonged labour.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine if a low level of psychosocial resources in early pregnancy is associated with the occurrence of prolonged labour.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross sectional study of 644 women expecting their first child. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire at their first antenatal visit, measuring psychosocial resources defined as social network and support, work-related psychosocial factors, control of daily life and health characteristics. Outcome was prolonged labour at the end of the pregnancy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A low level of psychosocial resources was not associated with prolonged labour. The majority of women reported that the degree of support was high in early pregnancy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A perceived low level of psychosocial resources in early pregnancy did not increase the risk of prolonged labour at the subsequent delivery.
authors: Department of Nursing, Umeå University, S-901 87 Umeå, Sweden. astrid.nystedt@nurs.umu.se
authors: Astrid
authors: A
authors: Nystedt
authors: Ulf
authors: U
authors: Högberg
authors: Elisabeth
authors: E
authors: Dejin-Karlsson
authors: Berit
authors: B
authors: Lundman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation; D012944:Social Support