Mental health among pregnant women with COVID‐19–related stressors and worries in the United States

Birth, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 48(4), P. 470 - 479

Published: May 19, 2021

Few studies have evaluated whether pandemic-related stressors, worries, and social distancing affected the mental health of pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic.Data came from an online survey United States (n = 715), conducted in May 2020. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Generalized Anxiety Disorder were used to assess depressive symptoms, thoughts self-harm, moderate or severe anxiety. Multiple logistic regressions examine associations experiences with outcomes.Participants racially diverse. prevalence adverse outcomes was 36% for probable depression, 20% 22% Women who reported family members dying had four times higher odds having self-harm than did not experience death. more prevalent among canceled reduced medical appointments. likely worse if they expressed worry about getting financial emotional/social support, their pregnancy, friends. Strict positively associated depression. A proportion adults working home inversely depression self-harm.High percentages symptoms anxiety, suggesting urgent need screen treat conditions pandemic. Pandemic-related risks protective factors are relevant developing tailored interventions address pandemic circumstances.

Language: Английский

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Coping strategies mediate the associations between COVID-19 experiences and mental health outcomes in pregnancy

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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Women’s Depressive Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Pregnancy

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 18(8), P. 4298 - 4298

Published: April 18, 2021

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has multiple ramifications for pregnant women. Untreated depression during pregnancy may have long-term effects on the mother and offspring. Therefore, delineating of mental health reproductive-age women is crucial. This study aims to determine risk depressive symptoms in non-pregnant COVID-19, identify its bio-psycho-social contributors. A total 1114 256 were recruited via social media May 2020 complete an online survey that included anxiety questionnaires, as well demographic, obstetric COVID-19-related questionnaires. Pregnant also completed Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress Scale (PREPS). reported fewer less concerned they had COVID-19 than Among women, factors lower income, children, unemployment, thinking one high-risk pregnancy, earlier gestational age, increased pregnancy-related stress. Protective partner support, healthy behaviors, positive appraisal pregnancy. Thus, being associated with reduced pandemic. Increased engaging behaviors enhance resilience. Future studies versus could clarify role stressful events, aspects susceptibility resilience

Language: Английский

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Maternal Mental Health and Infant Development During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMA Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 79(10), P. 1040 - 1040

Published: Aug. 31, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted an unprecedented need to rapidly investigate the potential consequences for maternal mental health, infant and child development, mother-infant relationship.

Language: Английский

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Prenatal distress, access to services, and birth outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a longitudinal study

Early Human Development, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 170, P. 105606 - 105606

Published: June 14, 2022

Language: Английский

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The role of pandemic‐related pregnancy stress in preference for community birth during the beginning of the COVID‐19 pandemic in the United States

Birth, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 48(2), P. 242 - 250

Published: March 6, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic introduced unparalleled uncertainty into the lives of pregnant women, including concerns about where it is safest to give birth, while preserving their rights and wishes. Reports on increased interest in community births (at home or birth centers) are emerging. purpose this project was quantitatively investigate psychological factors related preference.This study included 3896 women from Pregnancy Experiences (COPE) Study who were anticipating a vaginal birth. COPE participants recruited online between April 24 May 15, 2020, completed questionnaire that preference with respect place constructs: fear childbirth, basic beliefs pandemic-related preparedness stress, perinatal infection stress.Women preferred average, had less childbirth fear, stronger natural process, likely see as medical stressed being unprepared for infected COVID-19. In multivariate models, higher stress associated greater likelihood preferring effect when high.Women's preferences during processes risk perception. Community more appealing view hospital hazardous because pandemic. Policies prenatal care aimed increase access safe in-hospital out-of-hospital services should be encouraged.

Language: Английский

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Becoming a Mother During COVID-19 Pandemic: How to Protect Maternal Mental Health Against Stress Factors

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: March 15, 2022

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were an increasing prevalence of perinatal psychiatric symptoms, such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorders. This growth could be caused by a range direct indirect factors related to virus changes in health, social economic organization. In this review, we explore impact pandemic on mental propose hypothesis about their etiological mechanisms. We suggest first that fear being infected or others (intrauterine transmission, passage from mother baby during childbirth, infection through breast milk), uncertainty effect fetuses infants may have played key-role weakening health mothers. also highlight public policies lockdown, limiting prenatal visits, distancing measures, many associated socio-economic consequences (unemployment, loss income, domestic violence) been additional challenge for health. Ground these hypotheses, finally purpose some recommendations protect including specific support based digital technologies (video consultations, phone applications) pregnancy postpartum period.

Language: Английский

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Common model of stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms in pregnant women from seven high-income Western countries at the COVID-19 pandemic onset

Social Science & Medicine, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 315, P. 115499 - 115499

Published: Nov. 1, 2022

Language: Английский

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Pandemic babies: a systematic review of the association between maternal pandemic-related stress during pregnancy and infant development

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 162, P. 105723 - 105723

Published: May 16, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic, with its far-reaching influence on daily life, constituted a highly stressful experience for many people worldwide, jeopardizing individuals' mental health, particularly in vulnerable populations such as pregnant women. While growing body of evidence links prenatal maternal stress to biological and developmental alterations offspring, the specific impact exposure pandemic-related (PRS) infant development remains unclear. A comprehensive literature search was performed October 2023 according PRISMA guidelines, which yielded total 28 records. selected papers investigated vast range outcomes offspring large methodological variations. reviewed studies showed mixed results. Either direct associations between PRS during pregnancy temperament socio-emotional development, or indirect links, mediated by emerged most studies. Furthermore, associated epigenetic brain although were limited number. Collectively, findings contribute deeper understanding role early adverse exposures development.

Language: Английский

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Influence of Mother–Father Relationship on Perceived Stress among Black Pregnant Women

Western Journal of Nursing Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 6, 2025

Background: Perceived stress during pregnancy has been associated with adverse maternal health and birth outcomes. Compared to White pregnant women, Black women in the United States report higher levels of perceived experience rates mortality preterm birth. Mother–father relationship among though literature is limited. Objective: We aimed examine associations mother–father women. Methods: Using a cross-sectional, correlational design, we conducted secondary analysis data obtained from 418 enrolled Biosocial Impact on Births study. Participants completed questionnaires between 19- 29 weeks gestation items related characteristics, measures relationship, including level contact, involvement, closeness, support, conflict father baby (FOB), stress. Results: who reported lower support ( ρ [416] = −0.279, P < .001) 0.401, FOB also Levels predicted after controlling for covariates. Conclusions: These findings suggest that significantly influences thus warranting further study intervention.

Language: Английский

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