SynthesisObstetrical & gynecological survey2010
Disasters and perinatal health:a systematic review.
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146 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 373 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Impact of Natural Disasters on Adult Mental Health: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.Research in nursing & health · 2026Pooled it
- Human fertility after a disaster: a systematic literature review.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2023Pooled it
- The prevalence of mental ill-health in women during pregnancy and after childbirth during the Covid-19 pandemic: a systematic review and Meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Pooled it
- Parental Postnatal Depression in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review of Its Effects on the Parent-Child Relationship and the Child's Developmental Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- The impact of prenatal maternal stress due to potentially traumatic events on child temperament: A systematic review.Developmental psychobiology · 2021Pooled it
- Postnatal Depression Risk Factors: An Overview of Reviews to Inform COVID-19 Research, Clinical, and Policy Priorities.Frontiers in global women's health · 2020Pooled it
- Mental Health of Pregnant and Postpartum Women During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
- Prevalence and determinants of symptoms of antenatal common mental disorders among women who had recently experienced an earthquake: a systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2019Pooled it
- A systematic review of the health effects of prenatal exposure to disaster.International journal of public health · 2015Pooled it
- Post-disaster reproductive health outcomes.Maternal and child health journal · 2013Pooled it
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on stress and other psychological factors in pregnant women giving birth during the first wave of the pandemic.Reproductive health · 2022Trial
- Behavioral coping phenotypes and associated psychosocial outcomes of pregnant and postpartum women during the COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- COVID-19, lifestyle behaviors and mental health: A mixed methods study of women 6 months following a hypertensive pregnancy.Frontiers in public health · 2022Trial
- Postpartum depression among women in Nagoya indirectly exposed to the Great East Japan Earthquake.Scientific reports · 2018Trial
- The Impact of Climate Change on Pregnant Women's Health: A Scoping Review of Reviews.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Review
- Observation and modeling of fertility loss attributable to natural disasters from 1990-2021.Communications medicine · 2026Article
- The relationship between earthquake risk perception and sleep problems in pregnant women.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- A Spatial Analytic Approach to Maternal Health Following Hurricane Florence (2018).Maternal and child health journal · 2026Article
- Witnessing Trauma in the Modern Era: The Role of Uncensored Media in Mental Health.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Partners' childbirth experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic - findings from the Swedish COPE prospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Observational
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Abstract
backgroundThe empirical literature on the effects of disaster on pregnancy and the postpartum period is limited. The objective of this review was to examine the existing evidence on the effect of disasters on perinatal health.
methodsA systematic review was conducted by searching electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cinahl, PsycInfo), including literature on disasters and pregnancy outcomes (e.g., preterm birth, low birth weight, congenital anomalies), mental health, and child development. A total of 110 articles were identified, but many published reports were anecdotes or recommendations rather than systematic studies. The final review included 49 peer-reviewed studies that met inclusion criteria.
resultsStudies addressing the World Trade Center disaster of September 11 and other terrorist attacks, environmental/chemical disasters, and natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes were identified. Disasters of various types may reduce fetal growth in some women, although there does not appear to be an effect on gestational age at birth. Severity of exposure is the major predictor of mental health issues among pregnant and postpartum women. After a disaster, mental health of the mother may more strongly influence on child development than any direct effect of disaster-related prenatal stress.
conclusionsThere is evidence that disaster impacts maternal mental health and some perinatal health outcomes, particular among highly exposed women. Future research should focus on understudied outcomes such as spontaneous abortion. Relief workers and clinicians should concentrate on the most exposed women, particularly with respect to mental health. TARGET AUDIENCE: Obstetricians & Gynecologists. LEARNING
objectivesAfter completion of this educational activity, the obstetrician/gynecologist should be better able to compare and contrast the effects of different types of disasters (hurricanes, earthquakes, chemical spills) on pregnant and postpartum women in order to prepare for patient care in the aftermath of such disasters; differentiate the birth outcomes likely to be affected by disaster, in order to identify patients likely to be at high risk; and assess the extent to which pregnant and postpartum women are a uniquely vulnerable population after disaster, to assist in organizing care under such circumstances.
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