COVID-19 and Perinatal Stress Experience - a Study Conducted as Part of the COVGEN Initiative.

ABSTRACT: Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic, stress and anxiety in the population increased due to concerns about people's own health and that of their relatives, as well as changes in everyday life due to measures taken to reduce the infection rate. Pregnant women are particularly stressed. The present study examines how the COVID-19 pandemic affects the stress experience and mental health of pregnant women and mothers of newborns and how care could be optimized. Methods As part of the international COVGEN initiative ( https://www.covgen.org ) to investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the peripartum period, pregnant and postpartum women were asked about their experience with stress using the COPE-IS (Coronavirus Perinatal Experiences - Impact Survey) questionnaire

SUBMITTER: Kentschke D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9633229 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature