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ArticleArchives of women's mental health2026

Impact of the 2024 South Brazilian flood on obstetric and mental health outcomes in pregnant women.

Laura Paggiarin Skonieski, Pedro Giuberti, Miguel Gomes Garcia, Bernardo Bevilaqua Baldi, Sofia Turra Berlaver, Martina Alana Lodi, Gabriela Closs Machado, Egon Motyczka, Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira, Lucas Schreiner and 1 more

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Laura Paggiarin SkonieskiSchool of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-8741-2635
Pedro GiubertiSchool of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Miguel Gomes GarciaSchool of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0003-6130-1181
Bernardo Bevilaqua BaldiSchool of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0000-7364-5668
Sofia Turra BerlaverSchool of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Martina Alana LodiSchool of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Gabriela Closs MachadoSchool of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Egon MotyczkaGrupo Hospitalar Conceição, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Rodrigo Grassi-OliveiraSchool of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9911-5921
Lucas SchreinerSchool of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4444-9232
Thiago Wendt ViolaSchool of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. thiago.wendt@pucrs.br.ORCID 0000-0001-5446-1695

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objectiveTo examine associations between the 2024 South Brazilian flood and postpartum obstetric and maternal mental health outcomes.

methodsThis cross-sectional study recruited 274 postpartum women 8-12 months after the flood at two tertiary hospitals in Porto Alegre, Brazil. We focused on three disaster-related exposures: (1) need for financial assistance due to the flood; (2) housing displacement or damage due to the flood; and (3) delivery within nine months after the flood (already pregnant at the time of the disaster).

resultsFinancial and housing exposures were associated with higher odds of perinatal posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms (OR = 6.7; 95% CI: 2.4-18.4 and OR = 3.6; 95% CI: 1.2-10.2, respectively) and receipt of mental health care due to the flood (OR = 6.5; 95% CI: 2.3-18.6 and OR = 5.8; 95% CI: 2.1-15.9), whereas only financial exposure was associated with perinatal depression symptoms (OR = 2.6; 95% CI: 1.03-6.6). Delivery within nine months after the disaster was associated with low birth weight (OR = 2.7; 95% CI: 1.03-7.4), gestational preeclampsia (OR = 3.4; 95% CI: 1.32-8.88), and missed prenatal appointments due to the flood (OR = 9.9; 95% CI: 2.4-39.8). Women exposed to financial or housing losses reported greater material and infrastructural disruptions, while those who delivered within nine months of the flood more frequently reported involvement in rescue/aid activities and related emotional distress.

conclusionDisaster-related financial and housing stressors were associated with adverse maternal mental health outcomes, and delivery within nine months after the flood was associated with higher odds of adverse obstetric outcomes.

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DisastersFloodsMental HealthPregnancy ComplicationsPregnant PeopleStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticAdultBrazilCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPregnancy OutcomeYoung AdultClimate-related disastersFlood exposureObstetric outcomesPerinatal mental health

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