Geotemporal analysis of perinatal care changes and maternal mental health: an example from the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Our primary objective was to document COVID-19 induced changes to perinatal care across the USA and examine the implication of these changes for maternal mental health. We performed an observational cross-sectional study with convenience sampling using direct patient reports from 1918 postpartum and 3868 pregnant individuals collected between April 2020 and December 2020 from 10 states across the USA. We leverage a subgroup of these participants who gave birth prior to March 2020 to estimate the pre-pandemic prevalence of specific birthing practices as a comparison. Our primary analyses describe the prevalence and timing of perinatal care changes, compare perinatal care changes depending on when and where individuals gave birth, and assess the linkage between perinatal care alterations and

SUBMITTER: Hendrix CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9375091 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature