The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pregnant Women with Perinatal Anxiety Symptoms in Pakistan: A Qualitative Study
| Autor: | Atif Rahman, Nida Rauf, Rabail Shoukat, Abid Malik, Najia Atif, Shaffaq Zulfiqar, Hadia Maryam, Sidra Mumtaz, Pamela J. Surkan, Armaan A. Rowther |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Anxiety Article Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Health care Humans Medicine Pakistan low- and middle-income countries 030212 general & internal medicine Psychiatry Pandemics Socioeconomic status Depression business.industry Public health Parturition Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 anxiety symptoms Mental health 030227 psychiatry Public hospital Female medicine.symptom business Psychosocial pregnant women mental health |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 8237, p 8237 (2021) Volume 18 Issue 16 |
| Popis: | The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on people with existing mental health conditions is likely to be high. We explored the consequences of the pandemic on women of lower socioeconomic status with prenatal anxiety symptoms living in urban Rawalpindi, Pakistan. This qualitative study was embedded within an ongoing randomized controlled trial of psychosocial intervention for prenatal anxiety at a public hospital in Rawalpindi. The participants were women with symptoms of anxiety who had received or were receiving the intervention. In total, 27 interviews were conducted 13 women were in their third trimester of pregnancy, and 14 were in their postnatal period. The data were collected through in-depth interviews and analyzed using framework analysis. Key findings were that during the pandemic, women experienced increased perinatal anxiety that was linked to greater financial problems, uncertainties over availability of appropriate obstetric healthcare, and a lack of trust in health professionals. Women experienced increased levels of fear for their own and their baby’s health and safety, especially due to fear of infection. COVID-19 appears to have contributed to symptoms of anxiety in women already predisposed to anxiety in the prenatal period. Efforts to address women’s heightened anxiety due to the pandemic are likely to have public health benefits. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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