ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal Anxiety in Brazil.
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- Prevalence of Perinatal Anxiety and Related Disorders in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 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
- Fear and Anxiety in Pregnant Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.International journal of public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Fear of childbirth: prevalence and associated factors in pregnant women of a maternity hospital in southern Brazil.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal mental health, early childhood development, and parental practices: a global scoping review.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Unplanned pregnancy in Brazil: national study in eight university hospitals.Revista de saude publica · 2023Article
- Anxiety and depression among women with COVID-19 infection during childbirth-experience from a tertiary care academic center.AJOG global reports · 2022Article
- Quantitative cardiac autonomic outcomes of hydrotherapy in women during the first stage of labor.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Increased Risk for Maternal Anxiety during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Brazil among Pregnant Women without Comorbidities.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2021Article
- Exploring the Impact of Restricted Partners' Visiting Policies on Non-Infected Mothers' Mental Health and Breastfeeding Rates during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Impact of Maternal Anxiety on Early Child Development During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Exploring COVID-19 Vaccine Concerns, Uptake, and Hesitancy Among Pregnant Central American Immigrant Women in the United States During the Pandemic.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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14 authors at 11 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may have an effect on maternal anxiety and influence postpartum experience.
objectiveTo study the prevalence of maternal anxiety in late pregnancy in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil and to analyze its association with maternal knowledge and concerns about the pandemic.
methodsThis was a national multicenter cross-sectional study performed in 10 different public university hospitals, between 1 June and 31 August 2020, in Brazil. The inclusion criteria were: maternal age more than 18 years; gestational age more than 36 weeks at childbirth; single alive newborn without malformations; and absence of mental disorders. We applied a structured questionnaire to explore the knowledge and concerns about COVID-19. Maternal anxiety was assessed using the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI).
resultsOf the 1662 women interviewed, the BAI score in late pregnancy indicated that 13.9% presented moderate and 9.6% severe maternal anxiety. Moderate or severe maternal anxiety was independently associated with the fear of being unaccompanied at childbirth (aOR1.12, 95% CI 1.10-1.35), and independent protective factors were confidence in knowing how to protect oneself from COVID-19 (aOR0.89, 95% CI 0.82-0.97) and how to safely breastfeed (aOR0.89, 95% CI 0.83-0.95).
conclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic has a significant impact on maternal anxiety.
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