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ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2022

Associations between COVID-19 lockdown and post-lockdown on the mental health of pregnant women, postpartum women and their partners from the Queensland family cohort prospective study.

Vicki L Clifton, Sailesh Kumar, Danielle Borg, Kym M Rae, Roslyn N Boyd, Koa Whittingham, Karen M Moritz, Hannah E Carter, Steven M McPhail, Brenda Gannon and 4 more

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Article in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Vicki L CliftonMater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Raymond Terrace, Level 3, Aubigny Place, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia. vicki.clifton@mater.uq.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4892-6748
Sailesh KumarMater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Raymond Terrace, Level 3, Aubigny Place, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0832-4811
Danielle BorgMater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Raymond Terrace, Level 3, Aubigny Place, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6126-7583
Kym M RaeMater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Raymond Terrace, Level 3, Aubigny Place, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6016-3464
Roslyn N BoydFaculty of Medicine, Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4919-5975
Koa WhittinghamFaculty of Medicine, Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5344-9907
Karen M MoritzSchool of Biomedical Sciences, the Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8085-0034
Hannah E CarterAustralian Centre for Health Services Innovation and Centre for Healthcare Transformation, School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0046-4126
Steven M McPhailAustralian Centre for Health Services Innovation and Centre for Healthcare Transformation, School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1463-662X
Brenda GannonCentre for the Business and Economics of Health and School of Economics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3672-4030
Robert WareMenzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6129-6736
Barnaby J W DixsonSchool of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0911-1244
Samudragupta BoraMater Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Raymond Terrace, Level 3, Aubigny Place, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2342-4482
Cameron HurstMolly Wardaguga Research Centre, Charles Darwin University, Queensland, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4577-8962
The University of Queensland · AUQueensland University of Technology · AUCharles Darwin University · AUGriffith University · AU

Funding

MRFF APP1199329National Health and Medical Research Council APP1136100National Health and Medical Research Council APP1161138National Health and Medical Research Council APP2009216
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere are very few developed countries where physical isolation and low community transmission has been reported for COVID-19 but this has been the experience of Australia. The impact of physical isolation combined with low disease transmission on the mental health of pregnant women is currently unknown and there have been no studies examining the psychological experience for partners of pregnant women during lockdown. The aim of the current study was to examine the impact of the first COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020 and post lockdown from August 2020 on the mental health of pregnant women or postpartum women and their partners.

methodsPregnant women and their partners were prospectively recruited to the study before 24 weeks gestation and completed various questionnaires related to mental health and general wellbeing at 24 weeks gestation and then again at 6 weeks postpartum. The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) were used as outcome measures for the assessment of mental health in women and DASS-21 was administered to their partners. This analysis encompasses 3 time points where families were recruited; before the pandemic (Aug 2018-Feb 2020), during lockdown (Mar-Aug 2020) and after the first lockdown was over (Sept-Dec 2020).

resultsThere was no significant effect of COVID-19 lockdown and post lockdown on depression or postnatal depression in women when compared to a pre-COVID-19 subgroup. The odds of pregnant women or postpartum women experiencing severe anxiety was more than halved in women during lockdown relative to women in the pre-COVID-19 period (OR = 0.47; 95%CI: 0.27-0.81; P = 0.006). Following lockdown severe anxiety was comparable to the pre-COVID-19 women. Lockdown did not have any substantial effects on stress scores for pregnant and postpartum women. However, a substantial decrease of over 70% in the odds of severe stress was observed post-lockdown relative to pre-COVID-19 levels. Partner's depression, anxiety and stress did not change significantly with lockdown or post lockdown.

conclusionA reproductive age population appear to be able to manage the impact of lockdown and the pandemic with some benefits related to reduced anxiety.

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COVID-19AnxietyCommunicable Disease ControlDepressionFemaleHumansMental HealthPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPregnant PeopleProspective StudiesQueenslandSARS-CoV-2AnxietyCOVID-19DepressionMental healthPostpartumPregnancyStress

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