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ArticleJournal of affective disorders reports2021

Mental health of pregnant and postpartum women in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sarah E D Perzow, Ella-Marie P Hennessey, M Camille Hoffman, Nancy K Grote, Elysia Poggi Davis, Benjamin L Hankin

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Article in Journal of affective disorders reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 85 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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85citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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85 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 156 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Sarah E D PerzowUniversity of Denver, Department of Psychology, USA.
Ella-Marie P HennesseyUniversity of Denver, Department of Psychology, USA.
M Camille HoffmanUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, USA.
Nancy K GroteUniversity of Washington, School of Social Work, USA.
Elysia Poggi DavisUniversity of Denver, Department of Psychology, USA.
Benjamin L HankinThe University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Psychology, USA.
University of Denver · USUniversity of California, Irvine · USUniversity of Colorado Denver · USUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

Reducing Fetal Exposure to Maternal Depression to Improve Infant Risk MechanismsR01MH109662 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (COLORADO SEMINARY) · PI DAVIS, ELYSIA POGGI, HANKIN, BENJAMIN L · 2017 to 2021
$4.0M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH109662
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has been uniquely challenging for pregnant and postpartum women. Uncontrollable stress amplifies risk for maternal depression and anxiety, which are linked to adverse mother and child outcomes. This study examined change in internalizing symptoms from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic among pregnant and postpartum women longitudinally, and investigated moderation by loneliness and other contextual risk factors.

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resultsDepressive symptoms were higher during COVID-19 compared to pre-COVID-19 and just as high as during early pregnancy. Anxiety symptoms were higher during COVID-19 compared to both pre-COVID-19 and early pregnancy. Higher loneliness was associated with increased depressive symptoms during COVID-19. Greater COVID-19 specific adversity was linked to greater increases in internalizing symptoms during COVID-19. Lower income-to-needs-ratio most strongly predicted symptoms during early pregnancy. LIMITATIONS: The present study is longitudinal, but the correlational nature of the data precludes causal conclusions regarding the effect of the pandemic on mental health.

conclusionLongitudinal analyses suggest the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in increased internalizing symptoms among diverse pregnant and postpartum women. Interpersonal and contextual factors exacerbate risk and the impact of the pandemic on women's mental health. Identifying mothers at-risk for depression and anxiety may increase treatment utilization, mitigate fetal and infant exposure to maternal depression and anxiety, and help prevent adverse child outcomes.

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anxietyCovid-19 pandemicDepressionLongitudinalPregnancyStress

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PMID33649750
PMCPMC7904453
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