Mental health of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study

PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH

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Lopez-Morales, Hernan^1,2,3  del Valle, Macarena Veronica^1,2,3  Canet-Juric, Lorena^1,2,3  Andres, Maria Laura^1,2,3  Galli, Juan Ignacio^1,2,3  Poo, Fernando^1,2,3  Urquijo, Sebastian^1,2,3 

[1] Inst Psicol Basica Aplicada & Tecnol IPSIBAT, Mar Del Plata, Argentina

[2] Univ Nacl Mar del Plata UNMDP, Mar Del Plata, Argentina

[3] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn CONICET, Mar Del Plata, Argentina

关键词: Pregnancy;    Isolation;    Lockdown;    Prenatal depression;    Prenatal anxiety;    Stress;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113567

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Several studies have reported the susceptibility of pregnant women to emotional instability and stress. Thus, pregnancy may be a risk factor that could deepen the already negative effects of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze longitudinally the psychopathological consequences of the pandemic in pregnant women, and to explore differences with non-pregnant women. The participants in this study were 102 pregnant women, and a control group of 102 non-pregnant women (most of them reported having university studies and little financial impact from the pandemic). They completed the Beck Depression Inventory-II, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, in three different times (2, 14, and 47 days after the start of the lockdown). In a time range of 50 days of quarantine, all women showed a gradual increase in psychopathological indicators and a decrease in positive affect. Pregnant women showed a more pronounced increase in depression, anxiety and negative affect than the non-pregnant women did. In addition, pregnant women showed a more pronounced decrease in positive affect. It is important for institutions dedicated to perinatal health care to count on empirical information to optimize the provision of their services.

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