Search for: [Abstract = "BACKGROUND\: A preterm birth is when a pregnancy comes to an end after completing only between 22 and 37 weeks of gestation. This is a serious medical problem that goes beyond obstetrics and neonatology, as prematurity carries a number of deferred health consequences. The etiology of the spontaneous preterm birth is still not entirely clear and unambiguous, which is why it is more and more often explained by a multifactorial model, taking into account a number of anatomical, biochemical, endocrinological, immunological and psychological reasons. Contemporary studies have shown that negative emotions – depression, anxiety and anger, which are the main components of distress – play an important role in the pregnancy and neonatal outcome. The diagnosis of psychological variables that have an adverse impact on the course of pregnancy is important because of the possibility of taking early psychological interventions, reducing the negative impact of these factors.AIM\: To analyze the relationship between the risk of obstetric complications \(threatened preterm labour, cervical incompetence, preterm premature rupture of membranes – pPROM and preterm delivery\) and selected burdening psychological factors.METHOD\: For the study, 200 patients of the Pregnancy Risk Ward diagnosed with threatened preterm labour, cervical incompetence, and preterm premature rupture of membranes represented a c"]
