Depression, Anxiety, and Coping In Peripartum Women During Covid-19 Pandemic DOI Open Access
Camellia Hancheva,

P. Bikovska

Acta Medica Bulgarica, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 52(1), P. 64 - 74

Published: March 1, 2025

Abstract Background and Objectives The World Health Organization declared pregnant women mothers of infants to be among the most vulnerable groups during COVID-19 pandemic. This study, a part large international prospective aimed 1) evaluate levels perinatal depression anxiety, 2) determine risk protective factors that predict mental health outcomes, 3) ascertain possible effects different behavioral coping strategies overcome stress challenges Covid-19 lockdowns restrictions. Materials Methods is comparative cross sectional, non-interventional study non-clinical population peripartum (N = 328, 62% pregnant, 38% infants). Participants completed adapted Bulgarian version Coronavirus Perinatal Experiences – Impact Survey (COPE–IS), which includes self-assessment scales (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, EPDS) anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener, GAD-7), preferred social support questions. Results 24.8% 23% showed very high (> 13) EPDS score, while 22.8% 18.3% presented severe 10) GAD-7 symptoms. Several hierarchical linear regression analyses revealed that: history previous mood disorders mother was predictor peripartum, perceived decreased time on media were postnatally, family had beneficial effect outcomes for both periods, 4) predicting in appear configurations two studied periods pregnancy postpartum. Conclusions: Tailoring interventions address strategies, taking into account stages early motherhood, holds promise optimizing this population, especially critical global or local crises.

Language: Английский

The impact of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic on stress resilience and mental health: A critical review across waves DOI Creative Commons
Mirko Manchia,

Anouk W. Gathier,

Hale Yapıcı Eser

et al.

European Neuropsychopharmacology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 55, P. 22 - 83

Published: Oct. 29, 2021

The global public health crisis caused by COVID-19 has lasted longer than many of us would have hoped and expected. With its high uncertainty limited control, the pandemic undoubtedly asked a lot from all us. One important central question is: how resilient we proved in face unprecedented prolonged coronavirus pandemic? There is vast rapidly growing literature that examined impact on mental both shorter (2020) (2021) term. This not only concerns pandemic-related effects resilience general population, but also challenged stress outcomes across more specific vulnerable population groups: patients with psychiatric disorder, diagnosed patients, care workers, children adolescents, pregnant women, elderly people. It challenging to keep up date with, interpret, this increasing scientific literature. In review, provide critical overview impacted human been shaped dominated wealth data which are, however, always highest quality heavily depend online self-report surveys. Nevertheless, it appears proven surprisingly over time, fast recovery measures. Still, groups such as adolescents personnel severely do exist. Large interindividual differences exist, for future pandemics there clear need comprehensively integratively assess start personalized help interventions tailored needs groups.

Language: Английский

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal mental health, early childhood development, and parental practices: a global scoping review DOI Creative Commons
Ana Luiza Penna, Camila Machado de Aquino,

Maria Suelly Nogueira Pinheiro

et al.

BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(1)

Published: Feb. 24, 2023

In March 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO), generating stark economic and social repercussions that directly or indirectly affected families' wellbeing health status.This review aims at mapping existing evidence on impact of maternal mental health, early childhood development, parental practices, worldwide, to identify gaps better inform future delivery care policy measures.Following protocol defined PRISMA-ScR, this scoping has searched for relevant studies published between January 2020 June 2021, selecting sources based pre-established criteria. From total 2,308 articles, data were extracted from 537 publications 35 countries all three domains.The combined stressors brought forth have exerted heavy burden mothers development young children, partly mediated its practices.Despite remaining gaps, we identified sufficient pointing an urgent need more concerted global research efforts rapid responses timely address severe pervasive negative impacts children key developmental stage.

Language: Английский

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Bibliometric analysis of mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic DOI Open Access
Ying Chen, Xiaojun Zhang, Shixiang Chen

et al.

Asian Journal of Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 65, P. 102846 - 102846

Published: Sept. 8, 2021

Language: Английский

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Perinatal Mental Health during COVID-19 Pandemic: An Integrative Review and Implications for Clinical Practice DOI Open Access
Julia Suwalska,

Maria Napierała,

Paweł Bogdański

et al.

Journal of Clinical Medicine, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 10(11), P. 2406 - 2406

Published: May 29, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and measures implemented to decelerate its spread have consequences for mental health of societies. aim our review was analyze depressive anxiety symptoms in perinatal women. search used PubMed Web Science databases. Most studies showed an increase the prevalence depression and/or symptoms. Risk factors identified study were mainly related possibility infection, changes organization care, social isolation financial problems. Protective included support, woman's own activity knowledge about COVID-19. results point importance screening including suicide risk assessment Much needs women can be met primary or care services; however, with issues should offered psychiatric consultations psychological sometimes urgent hospitalization is necessary. Healthcare professionals provide information addressing uncertainty COVID-19, midwifery medical as well problems how get help. Mental interventions pregnant may involve planning physical encouraging engage online activities.

Language: Английский

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Rates of depressive and anxiety symptoms in the perinatal period during the COVID-19 pandemic: Comparisons between countries and with pre-pandemic data DOI Creative Commons
Vera Mateus, Sara Cruz, Raquel Costa

et al.

Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 316, P. 245 - 253

Published: Aug. 11, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic was a significant threat to perinatal mental health. This study examined differences in clinically depression, anxiety, and co-morbid symptoms among pregnant postpartum women across several countries compared prevalence of depression anxiety before during the each participating country.

Language: Английский

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Risk factors for depression and anxiety in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from meta-analysis DOI Creative Commons

Yupeng Luo,

Kui Zhang, Mengxue Huang

et al.

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 17(3), P. e0265021 - e0265021

Published: March 4, 2022

Background The prevalence of anxiety and depression in pregnant women has significantly increased after the spread COVID-19 throughout world. We carried out this meta-analysis to reveal information about risk factors for during pandemic. Methods searched PubMed, Embase CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) databases all articles. odds ratio (OR) corresponding 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was used assess mental health. statistical heterogeneity among studies assessed with Q-test I 2 statistics. Results collected 17 including 15,050 Our results found that decrease perception general support difficulties household finances have damage effects on anxiety, undereducated, unemployed pregnancy, a chronic physical illness before support, finances, disobey isolation rules, smoking pregnancy depression. Conclusion revealed some health Mental interventions may involve targeted methods individually.

Language: Английский

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Association between sleep disorders during pregnancy and risk of postpartum depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis DOI
Hongyan Li, Hongying Li,

Jianjiong Zhong

et al.

Archives of Women s Mental Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 26(2), P. 259 - 267

Published: Feb. 4, 2023

Language: Английский

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COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Anxiety in Pregnant Women DOI Open Access
Urszula Nowacka, Szymon Kozłowski, Marcin Januszewski

et al.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 18(14), P. 7221 - 7221

Published: July 6, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak influenced general and mental health worldwide. objective of this study was to assess the anxiety level during among pregnant women compare it between COVID-infected non-infected groups. We prospectively assessed daily routine using a bespoke questionnaire GAD-7 scale validated for women. With logistic regression, we established possible risk factors generalized disorder spectrum main causes concern. dataset included 439 responders our survey. Of which, 21% had infection pregnancy; 38% were screened proportion higher in who suffered from (48% vs. 35%,

Language: Английский

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Coping strategies mediate the associations between COVID-19 experiences and mental health outcomes in pregnancy DOI Creative Commons
Jennifer E. Khoury, Leslie Atkinson, Teresa Bennett

et al.

Archives of Women s Mental Health, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 24(6), P. 1007 - 1017

Published: June 19, 2021

Language: Английский

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Socioemotional development in infants of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of prenatal and postnatal maternal distress DOI Creative Commons

Gabrielle Duguay,

Julia Garon‐Bissonnette, Roxanne Lemieux

et al.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 16(1)

Published: March 31, 2022

An upsurge in psychological distress was documented pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated with a longitudinal design whether prenatal and postnatal maternal pandemic associated lower infant socioemotional development. Pregnant (N = 468, Mage 30,00, 97.6% White) were recruited first mandatory lockdown Quebec, Canada, from April 2nd to 13th 2020 re-contacted at two months postpartum complete self-reported measures of general (i.e. not specifically related pandemic) anxio-depressive symptoms Structural equation modeling analyses performed using maximum likelihood parameter estimation. Higher significantly contributed poorer A mediation model showed that mediated association between development, whereas direct effect no longer significant. Prenatal accounted for 13.7% variance Our results call special means clinical surveillance mothers innovative (online) interventions aiming support mental health pregnancy after delivery.

Language: Английский

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