The purpose of this study was to investigate the major traumatic stress related to induced abortion care and their relationship with psychiatric responses among nurses and midwives. Questionnaire data were collected from 202 nurses and midwives working in induced abortion care and childbirth services between October 2011 and January 2012. The questionnaire included the Impact of Event Scale Revised (IES-R) and 7 stress factors. A multiple regression analysis was used. High scores were observed for factors related to the aborted fetus and patients' behavior or attitudes. In multiple regression analysis, the factor "thinking that the aborted fetus deserved to live," "difficulty in controlling emotions during abortion care" and "touching the aborted fetus for the purpose of measurement" were statistically significant predictors of psychological stress (IES-R total score). These factors explained 24.0% of the variance of responses. The high-risk post-traumatic stress disorder cases were defined as those scoring ≥25 on the 88-point IES-R, and the total number of such cases was 31 (15.3%). Induced abortion care is a significantly distressing event for some nurses and midwives. Organizations play an important role in decreasing distress, improving the work environment and support system for nurses, and providing appropriate directions for professionals working in this field.

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Object: Recently, children with a suspected developmental disorder has been increasing in japan. It has been known that Developmental disorders is associated with genetic and environmental factors, especially emphasized on genetic factors in respect of its onset. However, some recent reports pointed out the importance of environmental factors. Therefore, in this study, we focus on environmental factors which inhibit children's development. Methods: In this study, participants included Mothers with child of developmental disorders and Mothers with healthy child. As a result of the study, mean age of experimental group and control group was 40.8±5.1 and 41.1±4.8 years in that order. Result: The analyses showed that 1. the Mental support from her Husband in the experimental group in late pregnancy was significantly low (p<0.05), 2. the mother's child-rearing anxiety in the experimental group in puerperal period was significantly high(p<0.05). The Mental support from her Husband in the experimental group in late pregnancy may influence to child development.

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