Alves, Anic C.
Souza, Renato T.
Mayrink, Jussara
Galvao, Rafael B.
Costa, Maria L.
Feitosa, Francisco E.
Rocha Filho, Edilberto A.
Leite, Débora F.
Tedesco, Ricardo P.
Santana, Danielly S.
Fernandes, Karayna G.
Miele, Maria J.
Souza, Joao P.
Cecatti, Jose G.
Lucena, Daisy
Cordeiro, Denise Ellen F.
Anacleto, Danilo
Nascimento, Lívia C.
Rogerio, Mariana B.
Junior, Francisco Barbosa
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Article History
Received: 21 July 2021
Accepted: 9 May 2023
First Online: 29 May 2023
Declarations
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: Methodological procedures and ethical aspects of the current study were in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki, amended in Hong Kong in 1989, and Brazilian ethical principles of the Brazilian National Health Council (Resolution CNS 466/12). The MAES-I study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the coordinating center and all the remaining participating centers: CRE from the School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, CRE from the Maternidade Escola Assis Chateaubriand of the Federal University of Ceara in Fortaleza, CRE from the Center for Health Sciences of the Federal University of Pernambuco in Recife, and CRE from the Jundiaí Medical School (first Letter of Approval 1.834.116, issued on November 24, 2016). The participants were duly informed and signed the Informed Consent form prior to study inclusion. Perceived stress and resilience scales are not routinely used in clinical and obstetric practice for screening or diagnosis of mental disorders. Thus, the application of resilience and perceived stress scales did not generate information that could be clinically translated into a diagnosis of (ab-)normality. The antenatal care team was responsible for interpreting the results obtained by assessment scales, potentially identifying mental disorders (e.g. anxiety, depression) or even recognizing the need for psychological or psychiatric follow-up and timely intervention. These healthcare workers considered other types of information about the woman, her routine antenatal care and local institutional protocols.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.