Perinatal Depression of Exposed Maternal Women in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Wuhan, China.
Front Psychiatry
; 11: 551812, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1006207
ABSTRACT
Objective:
This study aims to investigate perinatal depression in women who gave birth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, and to evaluate the effect of the pandemic on perinatal depression prevalence.Methods:
A cross-sectional investigation was conducted into women hospitalized for delivery in Hubei Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital from December 31, 2019 to March 22, 2020, a period which encompasses the entire time frame of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was adopted to evaluate perinatal depression status. A Chi-square test and logistic regression model were utilized for data analysis.Results:
A total of 2,883 participants were included, 33.71% of whom were found to suffer from depressive symptoms. In detail, 27.02%, 5.24%, and 1.46% were designated as having mild, moderate, and severe depressive symptoms, respectively. The perinatal depression prevalence increased as the COVID-19 pandemic worsened. Compared to the period from December 31, 2019 to January 12, 2020, perinatal depression risk significantly decreased within the 3 weeks of March 2-22, 2020 (1st week OR = 0.39, 95% CI 0.20, 0.78; 2nd week OR = 0.35, 95% CI 0.17, 0.73; and 3rd week OR = 0.48, 95% CI 0.25, 0.94); and the postnatal depression risk significantly rose within the four weeks of January 27-February 23, 2020 (1st week OR = 1.78, 95% CI 1.18, 2.68; 2nd week OR = 2.03, 95% CI 1.35, 3.04; 3rd week OR = 1.48, 95% CI 1.02, 2.14; and 4th week OR = 1.73, 95% CI 1.20, 2.48).Conclusion:
The dynamic change of perinatal depression was associated with the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic among new mothers who were exposed to the pandemic. An elevated risk of postnatal depression was also observed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
Front Psychiatry
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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Fpsyt.2020.551812
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