ArticlePsychiatry research2021
Mental health of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study.
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- 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
- The global evolution of mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Pooled it
- One year on: What we have learned about the psychological effects of COVID-19 social restrictions: A meta-analysis.Current opinion in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of questionnaires assessing the psychological impact of COVID-19.Psychiatry research · 2021Pooled it
- Comparison of the Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable and Non-Vulnerable Groups: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- One Year Into the Pandemic: A Systematic Review of Perinatal Mental Health Outcomes During COVID-19.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Psychological Interventions for Pregnant Women in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Incidents: A Systematic Review.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Longitudinal Changes in Maternal Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms Following COVID-19 During Pregnancy: A Cohort Study from Slovakia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Factors affecting loneliness in pregnant women: A scoping review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Prenatal exposure to SARS-CoV-2, early relational health, and child socio-emotional functioning in the first 6 months.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Anxiety, stress, and psychological capital among multiparous women: a cross-sectional study of second pregnancies.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Distinct effects of general psychological distress and COVID-19-specific fear during pregnancy on gestational age and infant birth weight.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Support, Stress and Postpartum Depression Among Chinese Immigrant Women: Examination of a Buffering Effect.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2025Article
- Changes in Preterm and Low Birthweight Birth Rate During the COVID-19 Lockdown at Two San Francisco Hospitals.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2025Article
- [Negative affectivity in new mothers during the COVID-19 lockdown].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2025Observational
- COVID-19 Stressors and Maternal Mental Health in Georgia, United States: Sources, Effects, and Recommendations.International journal of MCH and AIDS · 2025Article
- Is domestic violence during COVID-19 in lactating women related to infantile colic? An important question.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Pilot study of relationship between prenatal stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and social-emotional development of 12-month-old children: the mediation effects of home environment.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Article
- Effect of Lockdown Period of COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal Weight Gain, Gestational Diabetes, and Newborn Birth Weight.American journal of perinatology · 2024Article
- Adaptation strategies for preparing for childbirth in the context of the pandemic: Roy's Theory.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2024Article
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Abstract
Several studies have reported the susceptibility of pregnant women to emotional instability and stress. Thus, pregnancy may be a risk factor that could deepen the already negative effects of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze longitudinally the psychopathological consequences of the pandemic in pregnant women, and to explore differences with non-pregnant women. The participants in this study were 102 pregnant women, and a control group of 102 non-pregnant women (most of them reported having university studies and little financial impact from the pandemic). They completed the Beck Depression Inventory-II, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, in three different times (2, 14, and 47 days after the start of the lockdown). In a time range of 50 days of quarantine, all women showed a gradual increase in psychopathological indicators and a decrease in positive affect. Pregnant women showed a more pronounced increase in depression, anxiety and negative affect than the non-pregnant women did. In addition, pregnant women showed a more pronounced decrease in positive affect. It is important for institutions dedicated to perinatal health care to count on empirical information to optimize the provision of their services.
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