Survey of COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes in Predominately Minority Pregnant Women

Southern Medical Journal, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 116(8), С. 677 - 682

Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2023

Despite recommendations for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination during pregnancy, some pregnant women are concerned about COVID-19 vaccines and decline to be vaccinated. This study focuses on attitudes in a sample of mostly minority Hispanic Black that may influence vaccine hesitancy.This was cross-sectional survey 400 women. Participants were provided with one-page information sheet pregnancy health, vaccines. They then asked complete these topics.We found knowing the health topics range from agree strongly agree, whereas pertaining messenger RNA (mRNA) lower-level neutral agree. Negative significantly associated decreased agreement attitudes, but not mRNA attitudes.COVID-19 technology lesser understood topic than other topics. finding suggests need physician intervention further education patient toward acceptance pregnancy.

Язык: Английский

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Protocol for the COVID-19 Wellbeing and Stress Study: a longitudinal study of parent distress, biological stress and child biopsychosocial development during the pandemic and beyond

BMJ Open, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 13(8), С. e071926 - e071926

Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a unique impact on the mental health and well-being of pregnant individuals parents young children. However, COVID-19-related stress during pregnancy early child biopsychosocial development, remains unclear. Wellbeing Stress Study will: (1) investigate different forms prenatal experienced (including objective hardship, perceived psychological distress biological stress) biology, (2) examine association between biology developmental outcomes, (3) determine whether acts as mechanism linking to adverse outcomes (4) assess gestational age at onset or sex, moderate these associations. is prospective longitudinal study, consisting six time points, spanning from 3 years postpartum. study began in June 2020, 304 people Ontario, Canada. This multimethod composed questionnaires, samples, behavioural observations assessments ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: was approved by Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board (#11034) Mount Saint Vincent University (#2020-187, #2021-075, #2022-008). Findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed presentations publications, community presentations, electronic forums (social media, newsletters website postings).

Язык: Английский

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Fear is the Path to the Dark Side: Unsafe Delivery, One of the Consequences of Fear of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic, A Case Report

Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 3(4), С. 292 - 294

Опубликована: Июнь 8, 2021

Indirect effects of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic are difficult to calculate. Fear intrahospital infection has led a decrease in use emergency services and performance elective procedures. Several low- middle-income countries have seen number institutional deliveries reduced, even absence follow-up program for home births. We present case patient with adequate prenatal care an delivery plan who, due SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, chose unsafe conditions. The lack supervision by health personnel immediate consultation facilitated presentation postpartum hemorrhage poor neonatal results. Little attention been paid during pregnant women who decide their birth at home. A broad discussion is necessary this regard, regain confidence population strengthen births, or midwife-assisted births programs. Patients' fear acquiring inside hospitals factor that must be taken into account

Язык: Английский

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[Review Article] Maternal Mental and Physical Problems During COVID-19 and Its Effects on Newborns

Опубликована: Фев. 2, 2024

Mental problems are common during pregnancy, but in the time of COVID-19 era, they have increased and due to quarantine social distancing, more destructive effects on pregnant women. Also, can growth development fetus or baby by affecting different systems. Therefore, this period, it is necessary check any mood changes woman, case illness, she must be under supervision a doctor minimize amount damage. We assessed types mental health issues evaluated their causes results. ways transmission from mother were investigated. also examined created SARS-COV-2 for categorized symptoms. The babies caused various ways, such as through placenta amniotic fluid, etc. Any newborn should recorded, measures prevention treatment taken.

Язык: Английский

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A longitudinal study examining the associations between prenatal and postnatal maternal distress and toddler socioemotional developmental during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Infancy, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 29(3), С. 412 - 436

Опубликована: Фев. 8, 2024

Abstract Elevated psychological distress, experienced by pregnant women and parents, has been well‐documented during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Most research focuses on first 6‐months postpartum, with single or limited repeated measures of perinatal distress. The present longitudinal study examined how over nearly 2 years pandemic, impacted toddler socioemotional development. A sample 304 participants participated pregnancy, 6‐weeks, 6‐months, 15‐months postpartum. Mothers reported their depressive, anxiety, stress symptoms, at each timepoint. Mother‐reported functioning (using Brief Infant–Toddler Social Emotional Assessment) was measured 15‐months. Results structural equation mediation models indicated that (1) higher prenatal distress associated elevated postpartum from 6‐weeks to postpartum; (2) associations between problems became nonsignificant after accounting for distress; (3) indirectly greater problems, specifically externalizing through maternal 6 weeks 15 months Findings suggest continued experience period plays an important role in child development

Язык: Английский

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