COVID-19 pandemic-related trauma symptoms are associated with postpartum alcohol consumption.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to escalations in substance use, including alcohol consumption. Of particular concern are the potential impacts during the postpartum period, a time of heightened vulnerability to stress and potential transmission of the negative sequelae of substance use to offspring. However, postpartum alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic has not been well characterized.

Method

Postpartum drinking habits and COVID-19-related stress were repeatedly assessed (every two weeks for 12 weeks, and at one-, six-, and 12-months postpartum) from N = 378 individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Average alcohol use trajectories as well as heterogeneity in trajectories were characterized. COVID-19-related trauma symptoms and coping were examined in

SUBMITTER: Doyle O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10841071 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature