Pregnant at the start of the pandemic: a content analysis of COVID-19-related posts on online pregnancy discussion boards.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A growing body of evidence indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic has had detrimental mental health effects for pregnant women. However, little is known about the specific stressors that increased anxiety for pregnant women at the start of the pandemic. The present study aimed to better understand the concerns of pregnant women during the beginning COVID-19 pandemic by analyzing content posted during the month of March 2020 on online pregnancy message boards hosted on WhatToExpect.com.

Methods

All posts published between March 1-31, 2020 on nine different due-date specific WhatToExpect.com message boards were reviewed for COVID-19 relevance. Posts mentioning COVID-19 or its direct effects (e.g., "quarantine" or "stay-at-home order") were included in our final sample

SUBMITTER: Choi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9201795 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature