Postpartum pain associated with anxiety severity

SAN DIEGO — Parturients with more severe postpartum pain experienced more severe anxiety, according to a small study presented here.
“The relationship between pain and anxiety in medical and surgical contexts is established; less is known about this relationship in obstetric populations,” Clara Olson, BS, a student at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and colleagues wrote. “This study evaluated whether there is an association between postpartum pain and anxiety.”
Olson and colleagues surveyed 64 patients admitted for delivery between

SAN DIEGO — Parturients with more severe postpartum pain experienced more severe anxiety, according to a small study presented here.
“The relationship between pain and anxiety in medical and surgical contexts is established; less is known about this relationship in obstetric populations,” Clara Olson, BS, a student at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and colleagues wrote. “This study evaluated whether there is an association between postpartum pain and anxiety.”
Olson and colleagues surveyed 64 patients admitted for delivery between