The long-term postpartum anxiety and depression outcomes for mothers with COVID-19 during pregnancy
Revista Peruana de Ginecologia y Obstetricia
; 68(4), 2022.
Article
in Spanish
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-2246120
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with negative mental outcomes in the early postpartum period. Objective:
To assess the long-term postpartum mental health of women infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy.Methods:
Cross-sectional study in 101 pregnant women who gave birth in a tertiary center during the COVID-19 pandemic, between March 31, 2020, and November 30, 2021. The pregnant women were classified into 2 groups as COVID-19 positive (study group, n=52) and COVID-19 negative (control group, n=49). Sociodemographic and obstetric data were collected by questionnaire in the early (≤6 months) and late (6-18 months) postpartum periods. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) scores were calculated by analysis of the participants' data.Results:
The mean BDI score and the rate of depression (BDI score >13) in COVID-19 positive patients were higher in the early postpartum period than in the late postpartum period. According to multivariate linear regression analysis, there was a significant correlation between the BDI score of COVID-19 patients and educational level and employment status. According to the same analysis, there was a significant correlation between the BAI score of COVID-19 patients and spousal support, marital relationship, and birth-related diseases. We found that COVID-19 positive and COVID-19 negative patients had similar BDI and BAI scores in the early (≤6 months) and late (6-18 months) postpartum periods. In addition, rates of anxiety and depression were similar in both groups at the same postpartum periods.Conclusion:
In our study, COVID-19 infection in pregnancy had no significant additional impact on long-term postpartum maternal mental health.
adult; anxiety; article; Beck Anxiety Inventory; Beck Depression Inventory; complication; controlled study; coronavirus disease 2019; cross-sectional study; demography; depression; educational status; employment status; female; human; linear regression analysis; major clinical study; marriage; mental health; mother; pandemic; pregnancy; pregnancy complication; pregnant woman; puerperium; questionnaire
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EMBASE
Topics:
Long Covid
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Revista Peruana de Ginecologia y Obstetricia
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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