Pregnant under the pressure of a pandemic: a large-scale longitudinal survey before and during the COVID-19 outbreak.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One of the groups that is most vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic is pregnant women. They cannot choose to refrain from care; they and their children are at risk of severe complications related to the virus; and they lose comfort and support as clinics prohibit their partners and as societal restrictions demand isolation from friends and relatives. It is urgent to study how this group is faring during the pandemic and we focus here on their health-related worries.

Methods

A longitudinal survey at a Swedish hospital starting 6 months before (16 September 2019) and continuing during the COVID-19 outbreak (until 25 August 2020). A total of 6941 pregnant women and partners of diverse social backgrounds were recruited. Ninety-six percent of birth-giving women in the c

SUBMITTER: Naurin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7717243 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature