Banca de DEFESA: LUIZ JOSE DE SANT ANNA NETO

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : LUIZ JOSE DE SANT ANNA NETO
DATE: 27/02/2026
TIME: 10:30
LOCAL: Sala de Aulas I GEP/MEJC
TITLE:

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ANGER EXPRESSION AND PERINATAL OUTCOMES IN LOW-RISK PREGNANT WOMEN

KEY WORDS:

Anger Expression; Pregnancy; Perinatal mental health; Obstetric outcomes; Primary health care.

PAGES: 48
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Medicina
SUMMARY:

Anger is a basic, adaptive, and inherent human emotion that, when expressed in a dysregulated manner, can lead to negative health impacts, making it a relevant---yet still under- explored---component of perinatal mental health. During the pregnancy-puerperal cycle, its manifestation is associated with impairments in maternal health and the mother-infant bond. Studies suggest a possible relationship between anger and adverse obstetric outcomes, such as prematurity and other complications, the etiologies of which remain partially unknown and are of high relevance to public health. Despite this, anger remains neglected in both clinical practice and scientific literature, reinforcing the need for investigations that evaluate its association with obstetric and perinatal complications. The objectives of the present study were to investigate the relationship between the expression of anger and the occurrence of prematurity, miscarriage or fetal death, newborn admission to the intensive care unit, birth weight, and the presence of maternal illnesses. This is a longitudinal study conducted with low-risk pregnant women treated at Family Health Units in the eastern zone of Natal/RN, aiming to analyze the expression of anger throughout the pregnancy-puerperal cycle and its relationship with sociodemographic, clinical, obstetric, and neonatal characteristics. Participants were followed at three distinct moments: up to the 19th gestational week, up to the 36th week, and in the postpartum period or following a miscarriage or fetal death. Anger expression was assessed using the State- Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI-1), a validated instrument translated into portuguese. The results showed a predominance of young adult pregnant women with a high school education, a family income between one and three minimum wages, and a high percentage of unplanned pregnancies. No statistically significant association was observed between the expression of anger and adverse obstetric outcomes, such as prematurity, birth weight, and newborn admission to the intensive care unit, possibly due to the low absolute number of these events within the cohort. Furthermore, no consistent association was identified between most dimensions of anger and the occurrence of gestational hypertension or diabetes, a finding that partially diverges from literature based on non-pregnant populations.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa ao Programa - 4149590 - MARIA DE LOURDES COSTA DA SILVA - nullExterna à Instituição - PAULA ADRIANA BORBA - UnP
Presidente - ***.283.220-** - RICARDO NEY OLIVEIRA COBUCCI - UFRN