Mental health of pregnant and postpartum women during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a European cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the mental health of perinatal women in five European countries during the third pandemic wave and identify risk factors related to depressive and anxiety symptoms.

Design

A cross-sectional, online survey-based study.

Setting

Belgium, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the UK, 10 June 2021-22 August 2021.

Participants

Pregnant and up to 3 months postpartum women, older than 18 years of age.

Primary outcome measure

The Edinburgh Depression Scale (EDS) and the Generalised Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) were used to assess mental health status. Univariate and multivariate generalised linear models were performed to identify factors associated with poor mental health.

Results

5210 women participated (including 3411 pregnant

SUBMITTER: Tauqeer F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9835449 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature