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ArticleEuropean journal of midwifery2023

Pregnancy during the pandemic: The psychological impact of COVID-19 on pregnant women in Greece.

Athina Diamanti, Antigoni Sarantaki, Nafsika Kalamata, Victoria Vivilaki, Dimitra Varnakioti, Aikaterini Lykeridou

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Article in European journal of midwifery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Athina DiamantiFaculty of Health and Caring Sciences, Department of Midwifery, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
Antigoni SarantakiFaculty of Health and Caring Sciences, Department of Midwifery, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
Nafsika KalamataFaculty of Health and Caring Sciences, Department of Midwifery, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
Victoria VivilakiFaculty of Health and Caring Sciences, Department of Midwifery, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
Dimitra VarnakiotiFaculty of Health and Caring Sciences, Department of Midwifery, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
Aikaterini LykeridouFaculty of Health and Caring Sciences, Department of Midwifery, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
University of West Attica · GR

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Abstract

introductionThe COVID-19 outbreak has affected the overall health of people worldwide. Historically, pandemics pose a challenge to psychological resilience, causing heightened stress levels. This study aimed to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychological state of pregnant women in Greece.

methodsA survey study was conducted on a sample of 149 pregnant women in late 2020, including the 'fear of COVID-19' scale, a self-report instrument that assess fear of COVID-19 among the general population and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) scale which measures state and trait anxiety.

resultsPregnant women with a mental health history tended to score higher on the 'fear of COVID-19' scale (mean ± SD: 19.48 ± 4.35) compared to pregnant women who had never had mental health problems before (17.12 ± 5.27). Moreover, pregnant women with anxiety as part of their personality tended to also score higher on the 'fear of COVID-19' scale. In all, 48.3% of pregnant women reported that their psychological state had been severely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

conclusionsPregnant women were highly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. A significantly increased 'fear of COVID-19' scale score was associated with self-reported pre-existence mental health conditions. Pregnant women with higher levels of 'trait anxiety' tended to report higher scores on the 'fear of COVID-19' scale.

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COVID-19fearmaternal anxietyperinatal mental healthpregnancySTAI scale

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