ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2020
Effects of COVID-19 Epidemic Lockdown on Postpartum Depressive Symptoms in a Sample of Italian Mothers.
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- Psychological health status in postpartum women during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Pooled it
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- Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Postpartum Depression during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Literature Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- When the Bough Breaks: A systematic review and meta-analysis of mental health symptoms in mothers of young children during the COVID-19 pandemic.Infant mental health journal · 2022Pooled it
- One Year Into the Pandemic: A Systematic Review of Perinatal Mental Health Outcomes During COVID-19.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of primary care & community healthPooled it
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- Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic-Related Long-Term Chronic Impacts on Psychological Health of Perinatal Women in China.American journal of perinatology · 2024Article
- Maternal Mental Health During and Before the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Analysis in the Kingdom of Bahrain.Cureus · 2023Article
- Maternal mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran: a content analysis study.Reproductive health · 2023Article
- Coping as a Mediator between Attachment and Depressive Symptomatology Either in Pregnancy or in the Early Postpartum Period: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach.Brain sciences · 2023Article
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- Relationships between Depression, Fear of Childbirth, and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms among Pregnant Women under the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Level of Physical Activity, Emotional State, and Health Habits of Women in Late Pregnancy and Early Puerperium.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Prevalence and Factors of Postpartum Depression During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2023Article
- Mental health status of pregnant women during COVID-19 in healthcare centers of Iran: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2023Article
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Postpartum Maternal Mental Health.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
The extraordinary health emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic represents a new challenge for mental health researchers and clinical practitioners. The related containment measures may be a risk factor for psychological distress and mood disorders, especially in at-risk populations. This study aims to explore the impact of COVID-19 on postpartum depressive symptoms in mothers with children below 1 year of age. An online questionnaire survey was therefore conducted in Italy between May and June 2020. The survey consisted of several self-administered questionnaires: besides some
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