Women's perinatal depression: Anhedonia-related symptoms have increased in the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of perinatal depression increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, which may be due to changes in the profile of specific depressive symptoms.

Aims

To analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the (1) prevalence and severity of specific depressive symptoms; and on the (2) prevalence of clinically significant symptoms of depression during pregnancy and postpartum.

Methods

Pregnant and postpartum women recruited before (n = 2395) and during the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 1396) completed a sociodemographic and obstetric questionnaire and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). For each item, scores ≥1 and ≥ 2 were used to calculate the prevalence and severity of depressive symptoms, respectively.

Results

The prevalence and severity

SUBMITTER: Costa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10287182 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature