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ArticleCureus2023

Maternal Mental Health During and Before the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Analysis in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Bessy Varghese, Amala Sunder, Waad Aldoseri, Taqwa Alsheglawi, Yusra Mirghani Aljailani Fadhulalla, Rawah Hashim Albadawi, Indira Kumar Natarajan, Abida Qureshi, Basma Darwish

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Bessy VargheseObstetrics and Gynaecology, Bahrain Defense Force Hospital, West Riffa, BHR.
Amala SunderObstetrics and Gynaecology, Bahrain Defense Force Hospital, West Riffa, BHR.
Waad AldoseriObstetrics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain, Riffa, BHR.
Taqwa AlsheglawiObstetrics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain, Riffa, BHR.
Yusra Mirghani Aljailani FadhulallaObstetrics and Gynaecology, Bahrain Defense Force Hospital, West Riffa, BHR.
Rawah Hashim AlbadawiObstetrics, Bahrain Defense Force Hospital, West Riffa, BHR.
Indira Kumar NatarajanStroke, National Health Services, Stanford, GBR.
Abida QureshiObstetrics and Gynaecology, Bahrain Defense Force Royal Medical Services, West Riffa, BHR.
Basma DarwishObstetrics and Gynaecology, Bahrain Defense Force Hospital, West Riffa, BHR.
Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital · JPUniversity of Bahrain · BHRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain · BHStanford Health Care · US

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Abstract

Introduction The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic created a crisis in health care systems worldwide. The maternity services were restricted due to the pandemic regulations. The psychological burden on the pregnant women was to various extents. Individuals and organizations implemented support schemes to understand and support their mental health. In our study, the psychological impact of pregnant women who contracted COVID-19 during pregnancy was compared with pregnancy of the same population before the pandemic as it could be a précised and helpful method to counsel pregnant women effectually. Study design This retrospective study included 111 women and was conducted at Bahrain Defense Force Hospital from January 2021 until December 2021. The researchers distributed a Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire to women who delivered babies during the pandemic. The researchers then analyzed these scores and compared them with the scores of a control group of women who completed their pregnancies before the pandemic. The data were analyzed using SPSS Version 25.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY). P-values of less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results The HADS questionnaire results demonstrated that women's anxiety and depression during their pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic were significantly higher than that during their pregnancy before the pandemic, with a mean score of 14.97 (95% CI: 14.5 to 15.4) and 9.4 (95% CI: 8.8 to 9.9), respectively, and a

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anxietycovid-19 pandemicdepressionhospital anxiety and depression scale (hads)mental health

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