COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Restrictions: Factors That May Affect Perinatal Maternal Mental Health and Implications for Infant Development

Frontiers in Pediatrics

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Theano Kokkinaki¹  Eleftheria Hatzidaki² 

[1]Child Development and Education Unit, Laboratory of Applied Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Crete

[2]Department of Neonatology, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ,(NICU), School of Medicine, University of Crete

关键词: COVID-19 pandemic;    maternal mental health;    neonate/infant development;    family functioning;    maternal health care policy;    birth experience;    NICU;    breastfeeding;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2022.846627

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

This review aims to discuss the factors that may affect maternal mental health and infant development in COVID-19 pandemic condition. Toward this direction, the two objectives of this review are the following: (a) to discuss possible factors that may have affected negatively perinatal mental health through the pandemic-related restrictions; and (b) to present the implications of adversely affected maternal emotional wellbeing on infant development. We conclude that the pandemic may has affected maternal mental health with possible detrimental effects for the infants of the COVID-19 generation. We highlight the need for evidence-based interventions to be integrated within the health system for prenatal and postpartum care in an effort to promote maternal mental health and infant development.

【 授权许可】

CC BY