ArticleJournal of affective disorders2022
Postpartum depressive symptoms of Brazilian women during the COVID-19 pandemic measured by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.
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- Perinatal depression and its associated risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Pooled it
- Association between depressive symptoms in the postpartum period and COVID-19: A meta-analysis.Journal of affective disorders · 2023Pooled it
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- Perinatal Depressive Symptoms among Pregnant Employees in Taiwan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Impact of Facebook on Social Support and Emotional Wellbeing in Perinatal Women during Three Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mexico: A Descriptive Qualitative Study.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
- Associations between breastfeeding intention, breastfeeding practices and post-natal depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-country cross-sectional study.Maternal & child nutrition · 2023Article
- Mother-infant bonding and postpartum depression during the COVID-19 pandemic - a risk for nurturing care and child development.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2023Article
- COVID-19 History Increases the Anxiety of Mothers with Children in Intensive Care during the Pandemic in Turkey.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to concerns about its potential impact on the mental health of pregnant and postpartum women as the general postpartum depression rates increased.
methodsThree postpartum questionnaires (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale - EPDS; Anxiety and Depression Scale - HAD; and a demographic questionnaire about isolation and information acquisition) were used to evaluate the mental health of women with and without COVID-19 and determine the factors associated with depressive symptoms (EPDS ≥ 12).
resultsData from 184 participants with a mean of 56 postpartum days were analyzed. The rate of symptoms compatible with postpartum depression (PPD) was 38.8%, with a 14.3% positive response to item 10 on the EPDS (suicidal ideation - SI). Listening to the news about COVID-19 averaged 4.45 hours a day. Factors related to PPD were concerns about lack of hospital beds (OR = 2.45), absence of a partner (OR = 2.70), and anxiety symptoms (OR = 10). Factors related to SI were anxiety symptoms (OR = 1.56) and friends as a source of information (OR = 5.60). LIMITATIONS: Considering the rapidly changing epidemiological conditions of this pandemic, this study may only be the photograph of an instant.
conclusionsHigher rates of PPD in the Brazilian population are related not only to anxiety but also to an inadequate family environment, kind of information acquisition and concerns about the lack of hospital beds.
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