title: Antenatal moods regarding self, baby, and spouse among women who conceived by in vitro fertilization.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the antenatal feelings of women who conceived by IVF, with a focus on their moods regarding self, baby, and spouse.
  
  
  METHODS
  Controlled, prospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Outpatient clinics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty women who conceived by IVF and 30 demographically matched women who conceived naturally.
  
  
  METHODS
  Validated interview and standardized questionnaires.
  
  
  METHODS
  Emotionality; positive affect; negative affect; moods regarding self, spouse, and baby; and global anxiety and depression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with controls, the IVF group scored lower on negative affect and higher on measures of (positive) mood regarding self, baby, and spouse. No differences between groups were found on measures of positive affect, depression, or anxiety. Women who had undergone two to three IVF cycles had lower negative affect scores than women who had conceived after the first treatment cycle, and mood regarding spouse depended on whether or not he had been the sole source of the couple's infertility.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Women who conceived by IVF experienced more positive moods during pregnancy than did the controls, and lingering effects of the women's history of infertility were still in evidence.
authors: Department of Psychology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors: Einat
authors: E
authors: Harf-Kashdaei
authors: Marsha
authors: M
authors: Kaitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000523:psychology; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*