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ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2021

The need for additional mental health support for women in the postpartum period in the times of epidemic crisis.

Magdalena Chrzan-Dętkoś, Tamara Walczak-Kozłowska, Małgorzata Lipowska

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Article in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Magdalena Chrzan-DętkośInstitute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, Jana Bażyńskiego 8, 80-309, Gdańsk, Poland.
Tamara Walczak-KozłowskaInstitute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, Jana Bażyńskiego 8, 80-309, Gdańsk, Poland. tamara.walczak@ug.edu.pl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9781-7281
Małgorzata LipowskaInstitute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, Jana Bażyńskiego 8, 80-309, Gdańsk, Poland.
University of Gdańsk · PL

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European Social Fund POWR.05.01.00-00-0023 / 18
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis retrospective study aimed to identify possible intensification of mental health difficulties among women seeking support in the postpartum period during the epidemic state in Poland. We assumed that the epidemic crisis, social isolation, and restrictions in hospitals which affect pregnant and postpartum women - lack of family labors, lack of the possibility to be with the newborn when he/she is hospitalized, may increase fear and reduce psychosocial resources of women, hinder their normal process of transition to motherhood and thus contribute to the intensified severity of depressive symptoms.

methodsThe study participants were women seeking support at the on-line platform of the project 'Next Stop: Mum', which is a part of the postpartum depression prevention's program implemented by the Ministry of Health in Poland, and enables remote self-screening for the severity of the postpartum depression symptoms with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale developed by Cox and collaborators. The analyzed data in this study were obtained from 139 women: 61 filled forms from October 1 - November 10, 2019 (non-epidemic period), and 78 filled forms from February 20-March 30 (beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic), 2020.

resultsA statistically significant difference in the severity of postpartum depression symptoms were observed among women making a self-assessment with EPDS scale at the beginning of the COVID-19 epidemic in Poland (M = 15.71; SD = 6.23), compared to the pre-epidemic neutral period (M = 13.56; SD = 6.46).

conclusionsThe results of this study indicate that the epidemic crisis may be associated with an increased need for additional caution and support of women's mental health in the postpartum period. We believe that recommendations for medical staff, policy, and families of women struggling with postpartum depression symptoms during crisis should be widespread as the second wave of COVID-19 disease may develop in the autumn-winter 2020 and spring 2021.

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Maternal HealthPandemicsPsychosocial Support SystemsSARS-CoV-2AdultCOVID-19DepressionDepression, PostpartumFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMental HealthPolandPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesAffective disorderCovid-19Edinburgh postnatal depression scaleEpidemic crisisMotherhoodPostpartum depression

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