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ArticleJournal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology2022

Development and psychometric properties of the Pandemic-Related Postpartum Stress Scale (PREPS-PP).

Amanda Levinson, Brittain Mahaffey, Marci Lobel, Heidi Preis

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Article in Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Predictors of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress: Prenatal and Postpartum Experiences in Canada.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amanda LevinsonDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
Brittain MahaffeyDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0134-9584
Marci LobelDepartment of Psychology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7841-2422
Heidi PreisDepartment of Psychology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0459-290X
Stony Brook School · US

Funding

Evaluation and validation of a novel instrument to assess the psychosocial and drug history backgrounds of pregnant women with or without Opioid Use DisorderR21DA049827 · NIDA · STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK · PI PREIS, HEIDI · 2020 to 2021
$868k
An Internet-Delivered Mind-Body Program for Reducing Prenatal Maternal StressK23HD092888 · NICHD · STATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK · PI MAHAFFEY, BRITTAIN LYNN · 2018 to 2022
$702k
NICHD NIH HHS K23 HD092888NIDA NIH HHS R21 DA049827
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePostpartum experiences have been adversely affected by the burdens of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are no well-tested measures of pandemic-specific postpartum stress. We developed a modified, postpartum version of the Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress Scale (PREPS) and examined the psychometric properties of this novel measure.

methodsOnline questionnaires were administered at 3-4 month intervals throughout pregnancy and postpartum to women pregnant at the start of the pandemic. This study reports psychometric properties of the Pandemic-Related Postpartum Stress Scale (PREPS-PP) among women who were administered this instrument at either of two postpartum timepoints.

resultsAt both timepoints (

conclusionsThe PREPS-PP is a reliable and valid measure of postpartum stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a valuable tool for future research into how pandemic-related postpartum stress may affect families in the short- and long-term.

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COVID-19PandemicsFemaleHumansPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsCOVID-19 pandemicpandemic-related pregnancy stress scalePostpartumpsychometricsstress

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PMID34967691
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