ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Stress and Anxiety Levels in Pregnant and Post-Partum Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Women's mental health and COVID-19: increased vulnerability and inequalities.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Pooled 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
- Psychological health status in postpartum women during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Pooled it
- One Year Into the Pandemic: A Systematic Review of Perinatal Mental Health Outcomes During COVID-19.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Perceived stress and COVID-19-related stressors: the moderating role of social support during pregnancy.Women & health · 2022Trial
- Fetal programming of infant temperament: An examination of prenatal maternal stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.Infant mental health journal · 2026Article
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- Feasibility and acceptability of conducting a birth cohort study during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Effects of psychosocial factors on postpartum depression: a half-longitudinal mediation analysis of cognitive reactivity.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Coping styles, strategies and psychological distress amongst perinatal individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid review.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Review
- Women's preferences, impacts, and satisfaction with companion support during labour and delivery experiences in Oman.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- A longitudinal network analysis of interaction factors among Chinese women at high risk for perinatal depression.Midwifery · 2024Article
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic-Related Long-Term Chronic Impacts on Psychological Health of Perinatal Women in China.American journal of perinatology · 2024Article
- Association Between Pandemic-Related Maternal Perinatal Anxiety and Early Postpartum Breastfeeding Success.Cureus · 2024Article
- Pregnancy outcomes before and during COVID-19 pandemic in Tamale Metropolis, Ghana: A retrospective cohort study.PloS one · 2024Article
- The knowns and unknowns of long COVID-19: from mechanisms to therapeutical approaches.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
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- The COVID19 Pandemic has Changed Women's Experiences of Pregnancy in the UK.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
- Validation of the German version of the pregnancy-related anxiety scale (PrAS): psychometric properties across all trimesters of pregnancy.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Factors influencing maternal-fetal attachment in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.Korean journal of women health nursing · 2023Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to analyze stress and anxiety levels experienced by pregnant and post-partum women during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to indicate the social and medical factors that could contribute to stress and anxiety. A total of 210 patients were enrolled in the study. Two well-established test-tools were applied: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). The study revealed that the levels of stress and anxiety experienced by the surveyed patients were moderate to high. We demonstrated that women with mental treatment history, those in the first trimester of pregnancy and the ones that are single or in an informal relationship tend to experience higher levels of psychological distress and anxiety. Such factors as age, education, parity, eventful obstetric history, comorbidities, and the number of hospital stays proved to be statistically insignificant in the analysis. Our findings could be used to identify patients at greater risk of experiencing adverse mental effects and to provide them with adequate psychological support. Further multi-center studies are warranted in order to draw final conclusions.
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