ArticleObstetrics & gynecology science2022
Depression in pregnant and postpartum women during COVID-19 pandemic: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- 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
- Risk factors for postpartum depression: an umbrella review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Depression and anxiety among pregnant women during COVID 19 pandemic in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Pooled it
- 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
- Parental Postnatal Depression in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review of Its Effects on the Parent-Child Relationship and the Child's Developmental Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Enhanced Prenatal Care Models and Postpartum Depression: The EMBRACE Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
- Prevalence and risk factors related to postpartum depression among women after giving birth in a mountainous area of Vietnam.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on women's mental health and coping during pregnancy and postpartum.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Postpartum depression among mothers attending postnatal clinics in Bole sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in the post-COVID-19 era: A cross-sectional study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Association of short-chain fatty acid-producing gut microbiota and dietary habits with maternal depression in a subclinical population.PNAS nexus · 2025Article
- Effects of 12-Week Infant Shantala Massage Program on Maternal Emotional Well-Being Following First-Time Birth.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- New perinatal mental health conditions diagnosed during COVID-19: a population-based, retrospective cohort study of birthing people in Ontario.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Observational
- A Review of Neonatal Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Withdrawal Syndrome.The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG · 2025Article
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- Perinatal mental health in Singapore-prevalence, knowledge, attitudes, and practices.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Predicting Prenatal Depression and Assessing Model Bias Using Machine Learning Models.Biological psychiatry global open science · 2024Article
- Thoughts on Self-Harm in Polish Pregnant and Postpartum Women During the Pandemic Period.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Screening for postpartum depression and risk of suicidality with obstetrical patients: a cross-sectional survey.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Psychiatric disorders during pregnancy in asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 positive women: Prevalence and effect on outcome.Psychiatry research · 2023Article
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Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged as a global pandemic in March 2020 and caused a big crisis, especially the health crisis. Pregnant and postpartum women experienced significant physical, social, and mental changes that put them at higher risk for several conditions during the pandemic. This study aimed to report the prevalence of depression in pregnant and postpartum women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible studies were identified using several databases. Prevalence analysis was conducted using MedCalc ver. 19.5.1. This systematic review and metaanalysis was registered in PROSPERO on July 12, 2021 with registration number CRD42021266976. We included 54 studies with 95.326 participants. The overall prevalence of depression was 32.60% among pregnant and postpartum women during the COVID-19 pandemic. The rate was higher among pregnant women (31.49%) compared to postpartum women (27.64%). The prevalence of depression among pregnant and postpartum women increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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