Psychosocial experiences of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK-wide study of prevalence rates and risk factors for clinically relevant depression and anxiety

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 46(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 11, 2025

Purpose: Whilst the antenatal period is well established as a of increased vulnerability to mental health difficulties, restrictions resulting from COVID-19 lockdown in UK are likely have negatively affected psychosocial outcomes these women.

Язык: 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, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 170, С. 105606 - 105606

Опубликована: Июнь 14, 2022

Язык: Английский

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The Impact of Maternal Prenatal Stress Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic during the First 1000 Days: A Historical Perspective

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 19(8), С. 4710 - 4710

Опубликована: Апрель 13, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has a major impact on society, particularly affecting its vulnerable members, including pregnant women and their unborn children. Pregnant mothers reported fear of infection, vertical transmission, poor birth child outcomes, social isolation, uncertainty about partner’s presence during medical appointments delivery, increased domestic abuse, other collateral damage, vaccine hesitancy. Accordingly, women’s known vulnerability for mental health problems become concern the pandemic, also because effects prenatal stress child. current narrative review provides historical overview transgenerational exposure to disasters pregnancy, role maternal stress. We place these into perspective pandemic. Hereby, we aim draw attention psychological reproductive age (15–49 year) potential associated short-term long-term consequences children who are conceived, carried, born this Timely detection intervention first 1000 days is essential reduce burden

Язык: Английский

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Fear and anxiety related to COVID-19 pandemic may predispose to perinatal depression in Italy

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 13

Опубликована: Авг. 3, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic situation significantly affected the mental health of general and clinical population. However, few studies investigated which COVID-19-related psychopathological determinants may predispose to perinatal depression. We evaluated impact related anxiety fear on depression in Italy. retrospectively screened 184 outpatients afferent Perinatal Mental Health outpatient service, during March 2020-March 2021, by administering Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Fear (FCV-19-S) Coronavirus Anxiety (CAS). Among these, 85 patients agreed be recruited present study. mean EPDS score was 9.0, experiencing a clinically relevant 45.7% sample. FCV-19-S 15.0 CAS 1.7. Linear regression analyses demonstrated that scores statistically predicted total scores. A positive significant correlation reported between EPDS. During pandemic, women their period, independently previous psychiatric history, experienced increased levels anxiety, psychological distress, due subsequent isolation, quarantine, lockdown deprivation normal social support. Further preventive screening strategies should implemented order early identify at-risk pregnant puerperal pandemic.

Язык: Английский

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Prenatal maternal diabetes, comorbidities, and risk for neurodevelopmental impairment in the first two years

Pediatric Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Окт. 11, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Fear of childbirth among pregnant women during crises: the role of resilience and social support

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 14

Опубликована: Апрель 7, 2025

Fear of childbirth (FOC) can be significantly distressful for pregnant women, especially during a crisis. However, how FOC manifests different types crises has not been extensively investigated. This study aims to examine the contribution women's perinatal characteristics, resilience, social support from their family, partners, and friends, concern foetus FOC, compare in two crisis periods: COVID-19 pandemic Israel-Hamas war. Pregnant women were recruited through media One hundred ninety-one pandemic, 173 The participants 20-46 years old completed self-report questionnaires. Being poorer physical health, at-risk pregnancy, lower resilience associated with higher FOC. Furthermore, perceived greater family partner, concerns foetus, than wartime. results highlight vulnerability having factors such as worse health well essential role powerful resource They uncover that is context-dependent phenomenon may expressed extents under circumstances. Professionals working should consider intervention programmes develop psychological reduce risk severe

Язык: Английский

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The impact of COVID-19-related anxiety on obstetric complications and mental health in quarantined pregnant women

BMC Infectious Diseases, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 25(1)

Опубликована: Май 9, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Persistent Postpartum Depression During the COVID‐19 Pandemic and the Role of Social Supports

Journal of Community Psychology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 53(4)

Опубликована: Май 1, 2025

Rates of postpartum depression have been higher than typical during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examines persistence depressive symptoms at 12-30 months and role perceived access to social support in outcomes. In total, 242 individuals who gave birth United States pandemic responded an online survey that assessed supports period. A subset 12 participants completed semi-structured interviews. Over 35% respondents reported consistent with clinical postpartum. Lower household income, COVID-related worries pregnancy, experiences intimate partner violence, lack informal were predictors symptoms. Qualitative findings contextualize highlight wellbeing. adds growing research about persistent highlights necessity formal

Язык: Английский

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Practices regarding the COVID-19 outbreak and life satisfaction: A moderated mediation model of psychological distress and fear of Covid-19

Acta Psychologica, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 237, С. 103937 - 103937

Опубликована: Май 12, 2023

Increasing attention has been recently paid to the influences of COVID-19 outbreak on human psyche due its potentially detrimental after-effects. However, little is known about effects practices introduced contain outbreak, such as social isolation and lockdowns, individuals' psychological problems well-being, or how a fear amplifies reduces these effects. Using sample 2680 Vietnamese adults, data were collected between 15 August November 2021 through an online-based survey. This study adopted moderated mediation model. Remarkably, was not only found significantly exacerbate adverse distress life satisfaction, but it also decreased impact satisfaction with life. The effect relationship satisfaction. makes significant novel contributions our extant knowledge destructive consequences COVID-19. findings can benefit policymakers practitioners include valuable recommendations avert crises increase well-being during after pandemic.

Язык: Английский

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The impact of prenatal maternal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic on birth outcomes: two nested case-control studies within the CONCEPTION cohort

Can J Public Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 114(5), С. 755 - 773

Опубликована: Сен. 5, 2023

Abstract Objective Assess the association between prenatal mental health during COVID-19 pandemic and preterm birth (PTB; delivery < 37 weeks gestation) low weight (LBW; 2500 g). Methods Pregnant individuals, > 18 years, were recruited in Canada provided data through a web-based questionnaire. We analyzed on persons 06/2020 08/2021 who completed questionnaires while pregnant 2 months post-partum. Data maternal sociodemographics, comorbidities, medication use, (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, General Anxiety Disorder-7, stress), hardship (CONCEPTION—Assessment of Stress from COVID-19), gestational age at self-reported. Crude adjusted odds ratios (aOR) with 95% confidence interval (95%CI) calculated to quantify PTB/LBW health. Results A total 1265 1233 participants included analyses PTB LBW, respectively. No associations observed (depression [aOR 1.01, 95%CI 0.91–1.11], anxiety 1.04, 0.93–1.17], stress 0.88, 0.71–1.10], or 1.00, 0.96–1.04]) after adjusting for potential confounders. The risk was increased non-white ethnicity/race (aOR 3.85, 1.35–11.00), consistent literature. Similar findings LBW 1.03, 0.96–1.13], 1.05, 0.95–1.17], COVID 0.92, 0.77–1.09], overall 0.97, 0.94–1.01]). Conclusion found nor LBW. However, it is imperative continue follow-up mothers their offspring detect long-term problems early.

Язык: Английский

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