Prenatal stress, health, and health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic: An international survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pregnant women's stress, mental and physical health, and health behaviours can have important implications for maternal and child health outcomes.

Aim

To examine pregnant women's levels of stress, mental and physical health, and health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted online, with recruitment and data collection occurring between 16/6/20 and 17/7/20. Participants were pregnant women recruited via online pregnancy/parenting communities. Participants self-reported their levels of general stress, pregnancy-specific stress and COVID-19 related stress, mental and physical health, general health behaviours, and COVID-19 related health behaviours.

Findings

573 pregnant women participated in the survey.

SUBMITTER: Pope J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9051042 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature