Pregnant women: psychology, cognitive and behavioral responses, and solutions towards COVID-19

COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) has spread globally and is highly infectious, causing psychological disturbances such as anxiety, depression, or both. Pregnant women, as a vulnerable population, need further attention. This study aims to evaluate the psychological impact of pregnant women durin...

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Published in:Psychology, health & medicine health & medicine, 2023-03, Vol.28 (3), p.621-628
Main Authors: Chen, Shaoqi, Zhuang, Jiamian, Chen, Qingzi, Li, Weiping
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Anxiety - epidemiology
Anxiety - psychology
Behavioral responses
Childbirth & labor
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive-behavioral factors
Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Crowds
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - psychology
Female
Homemakers
Humans
Internet
Mental depression
Mothers
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Parturition
Pregnancy
pregnant women
Pregnant Women - psychology
Prenatal care
psychological disturbance
SARS-CoV-2
Self evaluation
Self-rating Anxiety Scale(SAS)
Self-rating Depression Scale(SDS)
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vulnerability
Womens health
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Summary:COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) has spread globally and is highly infectious, causing psychological disturbances such as anxiety, depression, or both. Pregnant women, as a vulnerable population, need further attention. This study aims to evaluate the psychological impact of pregnant women during COVID-19 to constitute base data for solution guidance. Using a self-designed questionnaire, self-rated anxiety scale (SAS), and self-rated depression scale (SDS), we conducted a web-based survey on 1160 pregnant women from February 20 to April 30, 2020. The prevalence of anxiety and depression during pregnancy was shown to be 12.93% and 31.21%, respectively. Besides, younger age, housewives, lower education level, and early pregnancy all contributed to psychological disturbance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results revealed significant variations in cognitive and behavioral responses based on the levels of the COVID-19 pandemic concerns, perceptions of life impacts and family concerns, preparation of personal protection equipment and motherhood, and the need for psychological counseling (P 
ISSN:1354-8506
1465-3966
DOI:10.1080/13548506.2022.2104881