Factors associated with antenatal depression among pregnant women in Vietnam: A multisite cross-sectional survey

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Background COVID-19(Corona Virus Disease 2019) outbreaks around the world and is highly infectious, which may cause people prone to anxiety and depression. Pregnant women, as a particular group, need more attention. The aim of this study is to investigate the mental health status of pregnant women during the outbreak of COVID-19, analyze factors affecting their mental health status, understand their cognition, behavioral responses and provide solution guidance for psychological problems. Methods Using a self-designed questionnaire, self-rated anxiety scale(SAS), self-rated depression scale (SDS), we conducted a web-based survey on 1160 pregnant women during the outbreak of COVID-19. Results Compared with general adults in some regions of China during the outbreak of COVID-19, the scores of SAS and SDS of pregnant women were both significantly higher (P<0.05). The results of multivariate regression analysis unveiled that age, levels of education, and duration of pregnancy were factors influencing pregnant women's psychological status. In terms of psychological problems, compared with pregnant women aged < 30 years old, the risk of psychological problems in pregnant women aged ≥ 30 years old was 0.646 times (95% CI:0.486-0.858). Besides, compared with women with a level of high school or below, those with a junior college degree or above had a poor mental health risk of 0.551 times (95%CI: 0.416-0.731). Compared with women in early pregnancy, women in middle pregnancy and in last pregnancy had a risk of 0.543 times (95% CI:0.398-0.739) and 0.636 times (95% CI: 0.466-0.867) in poor mental health.Conclusions During the outbreak of COVID-19, pregnant women are prone to anxiety or depression, highlighting the necessity of further attention to mental health. It is of great significance to provide on-time psychological counseling and intervention for pregnant women with poor mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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confidence: 99%

Psychological Investigation on Pregnant Women during the Outbreak of COVID-19

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“…14 Futhermore, prolonged depression during pregnancy may elevate the risks of adverse birth outcomes, including premature birth, low birth weight, and delayed development. 3 These adverse outcomes indicated that a comprehensive assessment of mental health was of great importance to identify pregnant women who had anxiety or depression early during the epidemic.…”

Section: 2cognitive and Behavioral Responses Of Pregnant Women Durmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It was globally estimated that 10% of women have experienced prenatal depression, and the proportion was as high as 15.6% in developing countries. 3 Furthermore, a number of studies demonstrated that nearly 80% of depressive symptoms (with an Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) score of 14 or higher) occurred during pregnancy, rather than postpartum. 4 To our knowledge, pregnant women are susceptible to respiratory pathogens and develop severe pneumonia, which may make them more susceptible to COVID-19 infection than general people.…”

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confidence: 99%

Psychological Investigation on Pregnant Women during the Outbreak of COVID-19

et al. 2020

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Background: COVID-19(Corona Virus Disease 2019) outbreaks around the world and is highly infectious, which may cause people prone to anxiety and depression. Pregnant women, as a particular group, need more attention. The aim of this study is to investigate the mental health status of pregnant women during the outbreak of COVID-19, to analyze factors affecting their mental health status, to get wise to their cognition, behavioral responses and to provide solution guidance for psychological problems.Methods: Using a self-designed questionnaire, self-rated anxiety scale(SAS), self-rated depression scale (SDS), we conducted a web-based survey on 1160 pregnant women during the outbreak of COVID-19.Results: Compared with general adults in some regions of China during the outbreak of COVID-19, the scores of SAS and SDS of pregnant women were both significantly higher (P<0.05). The results of multivariate regression analysis unveiled that age, levels of education, and duration of pregnancy were factors influencing pregnant women’s psychological status. In terms of psychological problems, compared with pregnant women aged < 30 years old, the risk of psychological problems in pregnant women aged ≥ 30 years old was 0.646 times (95% CI:0.486-0.858). Besides, compared with women with a level of high school or below, those with a junior college degree or above had a poor mental health risk of 0.551 times (95%CI: 0.416-0.731). Compared with women in early pregnancy, women in middle pregnancy and in last pregnancy had a risk of 0.543 times (95% CI:0.398-0.739) and 0.636 times (95% CI: 0.466-0.867) in poor mental health.Conclusions: During the outbreak of COVID-19, pregnant women are prone to anxiety or depression, highlighting the necessity of further attention to mental health. It is of great significance to provide timely psychological counseling and intervention for pregnant women with poor mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak.

“…10 Futhermore, prolonged depression during pregnancy may elevate the risks of adverse birth outcomes, including premature birth, low birth weight, and delayed development. 3 These adverse outcomes indicate that a comprehensive assessment of mental health is of great signi cance to identify pregnant women who have anxiety or depression during the epidemic.…”

Section: In Uences Of Covid-19 Outbreak On Pregnant Womenmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is globally estimated that 10% of women have experienced prenatal depression, and the proportion is as high as 15.6% in developing countries. 3 Furthermore, a number of studies demonstrated that nearly 80% of depressive symptoms (with an Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) score of 14 or higher) occur during pregnancy, rather than postpartum. 4 To our knowledge, pregnant women are susceptible to respiratory pathogens and develop severe pneumonia, which may make them more susceptible to COVID-19 infection than general people.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychological Investigation on Pregnant Women during the Outbreak of COVID-19

et al. 2020

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Background COVID-19(Corona Virus Disease 2019) outbreaks around the world and is highly infectious, which may cause people prone to anxiety and depression. As a particular group, pregnant women need more attention. The aim of study is to investigate the mental health status of pregnant women during the outbreak of COVID-19, and analyze factors affecting the mental health status of pregnant women.Methods Using a self-designed questionnaire, self-rated anxiety scale(SAS), self-rated depression scale (SDS), we conducted a web-based survey on 1160 pregnant women during the outbreak of COVID-19.Results Compared with general adults in some regions of China, the scores of SAS and SDS were both significantly higher in pregnant women during the outbreak of COVID-19 (P < 0.05). The results of multivariate regression analysis unveiled that age, levels of education, and duration of pregnancy were all factors influencing pregnant women’s psychological status. In terms of psychological problems, compared with pregnant women aged < 30 years old, the risk of psychological problems in pregnant women aged ≥ 30 years old was 0.646 times (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.486–0.858). Moreover, compared with women with a level of high school or below, the risk of psychological abnormalities in women with a level of junior college degree or above was 0.551 times (95% CI: 0.416–0.731). Compared with women during the first trimester, the risk of psychological problems in women during the mid-trimester was 0.543 times (95% CI: 0.398–0.739). In addition, compared with women during the mid-trimester, the risk of psychological problems in women during the last trimester was 0.636 times (95% CI: 0.466–0.867).Conclusions During the outbreak of COVID-19, pregnant women are prone to anxiety or depression, highlighting the necessity of further attention on those subjects. It is of great significance to provide on-time psychological intervention and psychological counseling for pregnant women with poor mental health.