Autonomic nervous system activity and anxiety and depressive symptoms in mothers up to 2 years postpartum

Izumi, Mie; Manabe, Emiko; Uematsu, Sayo; Watanabe, Ayako; Moritani, Toshio

doi:10.3109/0167482x.2016.1142970

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“…A prolonged or continuous decreased level of vagal activity could represent for the young mothers an additional risk factor for the development of future cardiovascular events 35 . Indeed, a reduced vagal activity directed to the heart during daytime was recently observed in mothers up to two years postpartum with symptoms of anxiety and depression 37 .…”

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How the First Years of Motherhood Impact the Cardiac Autonomic Profile of Female Healthcare Professionals

Vecchia¹,

Maria²,

Cassetti³

et al. 2020

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BackgroundThe conciliation between career and family is a relevant issue for working women, in particular during the first years of motherhood. Data about the state of the cardiac autonomic regulation in working women with preschoolers are lacking.AimTo compare the cardiac autonomic profile of women with and without preschoolers via the analysis of the variability of the time distance between two consecutive R-wave peaks (RR) from standard 24-hour Holter electrocardiogram (ECG). Methods and ResultsFifty healthy active female healthcare professionals were enrolled: 25 with at least one preschooler (W_KID) and 25 without (W_NOKID). A standard Holter ECG was obtained during a regular working day. Segments of 5000 consecutive RRs were selected during daytime (DAY) and nighttime (NIGHT). Heart rate variability analysis was performed and the following parameters were considered for comparison between the two groups: mean (μRR), variance (σ2RR), and the absolute power in high frequency component (HF) of RR series. HFRR was considered as a marker of vagal cardiac modulation. Only µRR significantly increased from DAY to NIGHT in both groups, W_KID and W_NOKID. Instead, σ2RR and HFRR increased from DAY to NIGHT only in W_NOKID. W_KID showed lower σ2RR and HFRR during NIGHT, compared to W_NOKID.ConclusionThe presence of preschoolers lowered nocturnal cardiac vagal modulation of female mothers. This might represent a finalistic adaptation to facilitate reactivity to demanding tasks.

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How the First Years of Motherhood Impact the Cardiac Autonomic Profile of Female Healthcare Professionals

Vecchia¹,

Maria²,

Cassetti³

et al. 2020

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The Relationship Between Perinatal Mental Health and Stress: a Review of the Microbiome

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Rackers

Kimmel

2019

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How the first years of motherhood impact the cardiac autonomic profile of female healthcare professionals: a study by heart rate variability analysis

Vecchia

Maria

Cassetti

et al. 2021

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The conciliation between career and family is a relevant issue for working women, in particular during the first years of motherhood. Data about the state of the cardiac autonomic regulation in working women with preschoolers are lacking. Aim of this study was to compare the cardiac autonomic profile of female healthcare professionals with and without preschoolers via the analysis of the variability of the time distance between two consecutive R-wave peaks (RR) from standard 24-h Holter electrocardiogram (ECG). Fifty healthy active female healthcare professionals were enrolled: 25 with at least one preschooler (W_KID) and 25 without (W_NOKID). A standard Holter ECG was obtained during a regular working day. Segments of 5000 consecutive RRs were selected during daytime (DAY) and nighttime (NIGHT). Heart rate variability analysis was performed and the following parameters were considered for comparison between the two groups: mean (μRR), variance (σ2RR), and the absolute power in high frequency component (HF) of RR (HFRR) series. HFRR was considered as a marker of vagal cardiac modulation. Only µRR significantly increased from DAY to NIGHT in both groups (699 ± 88 vs 887 ± 140 ms in W_KID and 728 ± 90 vs 942 ± 166 ms in W_NOKID). Instead, σ2RR and HFRR increased from DAY to NIGHT only in W_NOKID (from 3334 ± 2153 to 4816 ± 4063 ms2 and from 356 ± 334 to 1397 ± 1629 ms2, respectively). W_KID showed lower σ2RR and HFRR during NIGHT, compared to W_NOKID (2336 ± 3170 vs 4816 ± 4063 ms2 and 556 ± 950 vs 1397 ± 1629 ms2, respectively). The perceived stress according to the visual analogue scale was similar in the two groups (4.7 ± 2.1 in W_KID, 5.7 ± 2.1 in W_NOKID). The presence of preschoolers lowered nocturnal cardiac vagal modulation in female healthcare professionals. This might represent an adaptation with a finalistic purpose, scilicet the facilitation of a prompt reaction in case of a child’s need.

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Autonomic nervous system activity and anxiety and depressive symptoms in mothers up to 2 years postpartum

Abstract: The present study demonstrated that mothers with anxiety or depressive symptoms had significantly lower HRV (HF, LF and TP) than those without.

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How the First Years of Motherhood Impact the Cardiac Autonomic Profile of Female Healthcare Professionals

How the First Years of Motherhood Impact the Cardiac Autonomic Profile of Female Healthcare Professionals

The Relationship Between Perinatal Mental Health and Stress: a Review of the Microbiome

How the first years of motherhood impact the cardiac autonomic profile of female healthcare professionals: a study by heart rate variability analysis

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