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COVID-19 positivity associated with traumatic stress response to childbirth and no visitors and infant separation in the hospital.
Mayopoulos, Gus A; Ein-Dor, Tsachi; Li, Kevin G; Chan, Sabrina J; Dekel, Sharon.
  • Mayopoulos GA; Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Ein-Dor T; Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
  • Li KG; School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya, Israel.
  • Chan SJ; Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Dekel S; Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Sci Rep ; 11(1): 13535, 2021 06 29.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1287821
ABSTRACT
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread globally, a significant portion of pregnant and delivering women were infected with COVID-19. While emerging studies examined birth outcomes in COVID-19 positive women, knowledge of the psychological experience of childbirth and maternal wellness remains lacking. This matched-control survey-based study included a sample of women recruited during the first wave of the pandemic in the US who gave birth in the previous six months. Women reporting confirmed/suspected COVID-19 (n = 68) during pregnancy or childbirth were matched on background factors with women reporting COVID-19 negativity (n = 2,276). We found nearly 50% of COVID positive women endorsed acute traumatic stress symptoms at a clinical level in response to childbirth. This group was more than twice as likely to endorse acute stress and to have no visitors during maternity hospitalization than COVID negative women; they were also less likely to room-in with newborns. The COVID positive group reported higher levels of pain in delivery, lower newborn weights, and more infant admission to neonatal intensive care units. Our findings suggest COVID-19 affected populations are at increased risk for traumatic childbirth and associated risk for psychiatric morbidity. Attention to delivering women's wellbeing is warranted during the pandemic.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Parturition / Pregnant Women / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Long Covid Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Infant, Newborn / Pregnancy Language: English Journal: Sci Rep Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41598-021-92985-4

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Parturition / Pregnant Women / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Long Covid Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Infant, Newborn / Pregnancy Language: English Journal: Sci Rep Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41598-021-92985-4