Impact of covid-19 pandemic over depressive symptoms among mothers from a population-based birth cohort in southern brazil

Purpose Our aim was to assess the impact of COVID-19 on depressive symptoms among mothers from a population-based birth cohort in Pelotas, Southern Brazil. Methods A subgroup of mothers from the Pelotas 2004 Birth Cohort was assessed pre-pandemic (November,2019 to March,2020) and mid-pandemic (Augus...

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Published in:Archives of women's mental health 2023-08, Vol.26 (4), p.513-521
Main Authors: Santos, Iná S., Tovo-Rodrigues, Luciana, Maruyama, Jessica M., Barros, Aluísio J. D., Bierhals, Isabel, Del Ponte, Bianca, Matijasevich, Alicia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chi-square test
COVID-19
Depression, Mental
Health aspects
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Mothers
Original Article
Pandemics
Perception
Postpartum depression
Psychiatry
Psychological aspects
Psychotherapy
Risk factors
Statistics
Surveys
Womens health
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Summary:Purpose Our aim was to assess the impact of COVID-19 on depressive symptoms among mothers from a population-based birth cohort in Pelotas, Southern Brazil. Methods A subgroup of mothers from the Pelotas 2004 Birth Cohort was assessed pre-pandemic (November,2019 to March,2020) and mid-pandemic (August-December,2021). In both follow-ups, depressive symptoms were assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Pre-pandemic (T 1 ) and pandemic-related predictors (T 2 ) were analyzed. Prevalence of depression (EPDS score ≥ 13) at T 1 and T 2 were compared with chi-square test. Changes in EPDS from T 1 to T 2 were estimated by multivariate latent change score modelling. Results 1,550 women were assessed. Prevalence of depression increased 38.1% (from 18.9% at T 1 to 26.1% at T 2 ) (p 
ISSN:1434-1816
1435-1102
DOI:10.1007/s00737-023-01331-2