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Psychosomatic Medicine 28:257-263 (1966)
© 1966 American Psychosomatic Society

Emotional Illness in Habitual Aborters Following Suturing of the Incompetent Cervical Os

RICHARD L. VANDEN BERGH M.D.1, E. STEWART TAYLOR M.D.1, and VERA DROSE B.A.1

1 Departments of Psychiatry adn Obstetries and Gynecology, University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, Colo.

Previous investigation has shown that an unconscious unwillingness to accept the roles of motherhood and femininity may play a major part in the etiology of habitual abortion and frequent prematurity. Subsequent to suturing of the cervical os, delivery was successful in 9 patients with a history of 3 consecutive unsuccessful pregnancies and an incompetent cervical os. These patients were then followed to see if having, in a sense, been forced into motherhood in this manner had exacerbated any underlying emotional conflicts. The incidence of postpartum psychosis in these patients was statistically significantly higher than in a matched control group.

Submitted on August 20, 1965






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