SynthesisInternational journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics2022
Prevalence of postpartum depression in women amid the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Prevalence of postpartum depression in the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of the prevalence of probably postpartum depression before and during the covid-19 pandemic in Turkey: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2025Pooled it
- An umbrella review of the prevalence of depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: Call to action for post-COVID-19 at the global level.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Postpartum depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: an umbrella review and meta-analyses.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- COVID-19 and common mental health symptoms in the early phase of the pandemic: An umbrella review of the evidence.PLoS medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of postpartum depression in women amid the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2022Pooled it
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- Perceived health and postpartum depression among perinatal women: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
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- A network analysis of postpartum depression and mother-to-infant bonding shows common and unique symptom-level connections across three postpartum periods.Communications psychology · 2025Article
- Two-years mothering into the pandemic: Impact of the three COVID-19 waves in the Argentinian postpartum women's mental health.PloS one · 2025Article
- Mothers of Young Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Depressive Symptoms and Perceived Stress.Psychopathology · 2025Article
- Gestational diabetes mellitus and peripartum depression: a longitudinal study of a bidirectional relationship.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Association Between Postpartum Depression and Personality Traits Among Japanese Postpartum Mothers and Fathers.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Interoception in pregnancy: Implications for peripartum depression.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2024Review
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Abstract
COVID-19 outbreaks appear to be related to exacerbation of psychological problems such as depression and anxiety in high-risk population such as pregnant women and the postpartum period due to stress and life-threatening illnesses. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) during COVID-19. This study protocol is registered in PROSPERO with CRD42021278425 code. Data sources including Google Scholar, ISC, Magiran, Scopus, PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science and reference list of included articles were used to identify related studies. Observational studies that reported the prevalence of PPD in both Persian and English during COVID-19 between January 20, 2020 and August 31, 2021 were included. Data were collected and analyzed with a random effects model for meta-analysis. In this study, 671 initial articles were identified and after removing duplicates, 454 studies were screened and finally 24 studies entered the meta-analysis stage. According to this study results PPD based on Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) ≥9, EPDS ≥10, EPDS ≥11, EPDS ≥12, EPDS ≥13, Postpartum Depression Screening Scale-Short Form (PDSS-SF) ≥17 and total prevalence was reported 12% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.07-17, I
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