“…The assessment of stress in pregnant women was reported in nine studies (Berthelot [ 29 , 30 , 35 , 40 , 41 , 51 , 53 , 61 ]. The studies used Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) [ 29 , 35 , 37 , 40 , 53 ], Perceived stress scale (PSS) [ 30 ], Post- traumatic stress disorder check list 5 (PCL-5) [ 41 , 51 ], the Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress scale (PREPS) [ 61 ], the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10), [ 51 ], Hospital Anxiety, Depression and Stress scale (HADS) [ 42 , 46 ], Prenatal Distress Questionnaire (PDQ), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) [ 35 , 36 ], Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) [ 29 ]. One of those studies provided results on post-traumatic stress, comparing prevalence in pregnant and non-pregnant women (0.9% and 5.7%, respectively) [ 41 ].…”