Pregnant Women's Reports of the Impact of COVID-19 on Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, and Infant Feeding Plans

Burgess, Adriane; Breman, Rachel Blankstein; Bradley, Danielle; Dada, Sophia; Burcher, Paul

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“…An app-based survey with mixed format questions, conducted in the United States with 258 pregnant women [ 38 ], found that only one woman (1,1%) changed her initial plan to breastfeed moving to formula, and, according to the mother, the decision was influenced by the presence of depressive symptoms and not specifically due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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“…According to the app-based survey conducted by Burgess et al [ 38 ], only five women (2.6%) reported changing their infant’s feeding plan due to COVID-19 from formula to breastfeeding. The reasons presented for this change were formula shortages ( n = 1), cost of formula ( n = 1), fear regarding the possibility of formula contamination ( n = 1), and believing that breast milk was a better option for protecting their infant ( n = 4).…”

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Breastfeeding during COVID-19: A Narrative Review of the Psychological Impact on Mothers

Pacheco

Sobral

Guiomar

et al. 2021

Behavioral Sciences

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The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the normal course of life, with measures to reduce the virus spread impacting motherhood expectations and, in particular, breastfeeding practices. This study aimed to review evidence regarding the impact of COVID-19 on breastfeeding plans and how these relate to women’s psychological outcomes. Searches were conducted on PubMed and Web of Science for studies in English, Spanish, and Portuguese between January 2020 and January 2021. All study designs and pre-prints were considered. Twelve studies were included. Reports suggest that COVID-19 impacts differently on breastfeeding plans, which in turn leads to distinctive mental health outcomes. Positive breastfeeding experiences have been observed when mothers perceive that they have more time for motherhood, which may be associated with better mental health outcomes. Negative breastfeeding experiences have been observed when mothers are separated from their newborns, when mothers struggle with breastfeeding, or when mothers perceive decreased family and professional support, which seems to be associated with worse mental health outcomes. These preliminary results highlight the need for further research into the association between COVID-19, breastfeeding expectations, and maternal mental health. Filling this gap will foster the development of guidelines and interventions to better support mothers experiencing the obstacles of COVID-19 pandemic.

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Breastfeeding during COVID-19: A Narrative Review of the Psychological Impact on Mothers

Pacheco

Sobral

Guiomar

et al. 2021

Behavioral Sciences

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“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person health care visits dropped and patients sought care via different methods [ 2 ]. Recent data shows that 21% of prenatal visits in March 2020 were impacted (ie, cancelled, rescheduled, or conducted remotely) [ 3 ]. In April 2020, 26% of prenatal visits were impacted [ 3 ].…”

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Mobile Health Apps for Pregnant Women: Systematic Search, Evaluation, and Analysis of Features

Frid¹,

Bogaert²,

Chen³

2021

J Med Internet Res

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Background Many pregnant women use the internet to obtain information about pregnancy and childbirth. Over 50% of pregnant women use pregnancy apps and must search through thousands of pregnancy or women’s health–related apps available on app stores. The COVID-19 pandemic is changing how women receive prenatal care. Mobile health apps may help maintain women’s satisfaction with their prenatal care. Objective Our objective is to identify pregnancy mobile apps and to evaluate the apps using a modified APPLICATIONS (app comprehensiveness, price, privacy, literature used, in-app purchases, connectivity, advertisements, text search field, images/videos, other special features, navigation ease, subjective presentation) scoring system. Methods A list of pregnancy apps was identified in the first 20 Google search results using the search term “pregnancy app.” After excluding irrelevant, inaccurate, malfunctioning, or no longer available apps, all unique apps were downloaded and evaluated with the modified APPLICATIONS scoring system, which includes both objective and subjective criteria and evaluation of special features. Results A list of 57 unique pregnancy apps was generated. After 28 apps were excluded, the remaining 29 apps were evaluated, with a mean score of 9.4 points out of a maximum of 16. The highest scoring app scored 15 points. Over 60% (18/29) of apps did not have comprehensive information for every stage of pregnancy or did not contain all four desired components of pregnancy apps: health promotion/patient education, communication, health tracking, and notifications and reminders. Only 24% (7/29) of apps included a text search field, and only 28% (8/29) of apps cited literature. Conclusions Our search yielded many high-scoring apps, but few contained all desired components and features. This list of identified and rated apps can lessen the burden on pregnant women and providers to find available apps on their own. Although health care providers should continue to vet apps before recommending them to patients, these findings also highlight that a Google search is a successful way for patients and providers to find useful and comprehensive pregnancy apps.

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“…7,24 This is in line with research in the United States (US) that social support prevents and reduces perinatal anxiety in pregnant and postpartum women. 28 (Another supporting research is an…”

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Postpartum Mother Psychosocial Conditions With Covid-19 Isolation

Astuti

Mintasih

2021

JIIKI

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Background: Postpartum mothers with COVID-19 isolation can experience feelings of anxiety about being infected and afraid of death, loneliness, loss and sadness so that it can have an impact on the mother's psychosocial condition which can increase to stress and trauma, confusion and anger due to having to undergo the delivery process and self-isolate without family support, Not allowed to be visited or meet anyone. If this condition is allowed to continue without proper treatment, it can result in a psychotic condition Objectives: To identify maternal psychosocial conditions in postpartum mothers in the COVID 19 isolation room Methods: 100 postpartum mothers who were selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. The instrument used was a questionnaire on the characteristics of the respondents; the social support questionnaire which is a modification in the Indonesian language of the postpartum support system questionnaire and the family coping questionnaire; and a questionnaire to measure maternal psychosocial conditions using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS). Results: A total of 43% of mothers experienced psychosocial problems, namely major depression. Factors associated with postpartum maternal psychosocial conditions with COVID19 isolation were work, economic status, parity status and social support (p <0.05). The factor that most influenced maternal psychosocial conditions in postpartum mothers with COVID 19 isolation was social support (OR 4.024; 95% CI; 1.601-10.112) Conclusion: Social support is a dominant factor affecting postpartum maternal psychosocial conditions.

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Pregnant Women's Reports of the Impact of COVID-19 on Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, and Infant Feeding Plans

Cited by 47 publications

References 17 publications

Breastfeeding during COVID-19: A Narrative Review of the Psychological Impact on Mothers

Breastfeeding during COVID-19: A Narrative Review of the Psychological Impact on Mothers

Mobile Health Apps for Pregnant Women: Systematic Search, Evaluation, and Analysis of Features

Postpartum Mother Psychosocial Conditions With Covid-19 Isolation

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