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Depression and Anxiety in Mothers Who Were Pregnant During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Northern Italy: The Role of Pandemic-Related Emotional Stress and Perceived Social Support.
Grumi, Serena; Provenzi, Livio; Accorsi, Patrizia; Biasucci, Giacomo; Cavallini, Anna; Decembrino, Lidia; Falcone, Rossana; Fazzi, Elisa Maria; Gardella, Barbara; Giacchero, Roberta; Guerini, Paola; Grossi, Elena; Magnani, Maria Luisa; Mariani, Eloisa Maria; Nacinovich, Renata; Pantaleo, Dario; Pisoni, Camilla; Prefumo, Federico; Sabatini, Caterina; Scelsa, Barbara; Spartà, Maria Valentina; Spinillo, Arsenio; Giorda, Roberto; Orcesi, Simona; Borgatti, Renato.
  • Grumi S; Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.
  • Provenzi L; Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.
  • Accorsi P; Unit of Child and Adolescence Neuropsychiatry, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
  • Biasucci G; Pediatrics & Neonatology Unit, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy.
  • Cavallini A; Child and Adolescent Mental Health, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
  • Decembrino L; Pediatric Unit and Neonatal Unit, ASST Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
  • Falcone R; Pediatric Unit and Neonatal Unit, ASST Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
  • Fazzi EM; Unit of Child and Adolescence Neuropsychiatry, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
  • Gardella B; Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
  • Giacchero R; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
  • Guerini P; Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
  • Grossi E; Department of Pediatrics, ASST Lodi, Lodi, Italy.
  • Magnani ML; Pediatric Unit and Neonatal Unit, ASST Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
  • Mariani EM; Pediatrics & Neonatology Unit, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy.
  • Nacinovich R; Pediatric Unit and Neonatal Unit, ASST Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
  • Pantaleo D; Child and Adolescent Mental Health, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
  • Pisoni C; Child and Adolescent Mental Health, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.
  • Prefumo F; School of Medicine and Surgery and Milan Center for Neuroscience, Università Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
  • Sabatini C; Pediatric Unit and Neonatal Unit, ASST Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
  • Scelsa B; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
  • Spartà MV; Unit of Child and Adolescence Neuropsychiatry, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
  • Spinillo A; Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
  • Giorda R; Department of Pediatrics, ASST Lodi, Lodi, Italy.
  • Orcesi S; Pediatric Neurology Unit, V. Buzzi Children's Hospital, Milan, Italy.
  • Borgatti R; Department of Pediatrics, ASST Lodi, Lodi, Italy.
Front Psychiatry ; 12: 716488, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1430740
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic is a collective trauma that is threatening citizens' mental health resulting in increased emotional stress, reduced social support, and heightened risk for affective symptoms. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of antenatal pandemic-related emotional stress and perceived social support on the symptoms of depression and anxiety of mothers who were pregnant during the initial COVID-19 outbreak in northern Italy. A sample of 281 mothers was enrolled at eight maternity units in the first hotspot region of the COVID-19 outbreak in northern Italy. Participants filled out online questionnaires assessing the direct or indirect exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, pandemic-related stress, perceived social support, as well as symptoms of depression and anxiety. Depressive and anxious symptomatology was above clinical concern, respectively, in 26 and 32% of the respondents. Mothers who reported no exposure to SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy and those who reported at least one direct or indirect exposure did not differ in terms of affective symptoms. Continuous scores and risk for severe depression and anxiety were positively associated with prenatal pandemic-related emotional stress and negatively linked with perceived social support during pregnancy. Women who become mothers during the COVID-19 emergency may be at high risk for affective problems. Dedicated preventive programs are needed to provide adequate preventive support and care for maternal mental health during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Front Psychiatry Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpsyt.2021.716488

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Front Psychiatry Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpsyt.2021.716488