The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 among Women Accessing Family Care Centers during Pregnancy and the Postnatal Period in Italy
| Autor: | Ilaria Lega, Alessandra Bramante, Laura Lauria, Pietro Grussu, Valeria Dubini, Marcella Falcieri, Maria Carmen Ghiani, Antonia Giordano, Stefania Guidomei, Anna Domenica Mignuoli, Serena Paris, Maria Enrica Bettinelli, Patrizia Proietti, Silvia Andreozzi, Valeria Brenna, Mauro Bucciarelli, Gabriella Martelli, Claudia Ferraro, Melissa Torrisi, Danilo Carrozzino, Serena Donati |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Lega, Ilaria, Bramante, Alessandra, Lauria, Laura, Grussu, Pietro, Dubini, Valeria, Falcieri, Marcella, Ghiani, Maria Carmen, Giordano, Antonia, Guidomei, Stefania, Mignuoli, Anna Domenica, Paris, Serena, Bettinelli, Maria Enrica, Proietti, Patrizia, Andreozzi, Silvia, Brenna, Valeria, Bucciarelli, Mauro, Martelli, Gabriella, Ferraro, Claudia, Torrisi, Melissa, Carrozzino, Danilo, Donati, Serena |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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family care centre
SARS-CoV-2 Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Parturition Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Anxiety psychological distre Cross-Sectional Studies Italy Pregnancy Humans maternity care Female family care centres mental health psychological distress Pandemics Stress Psychological |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 19; Issue 4; Pages: 1983 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph19041983 |
| Popis: | There has been concern about the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on women’s mental health during the perinatal period. We conducted a cross-sectional web-based study aimed at evaluating the psychological impact (BSI-18) of the COVID-19 pandemic on this population and collecting information on the perinatal experiences (COPE-IS) during the second Italian wave. Overall, 1168 pregnant women, and 940 within the first six months after childbirth, were recruited in selected Italian Family Care Centers from October 2020 to May 2021. The prevalence of psychological distress symptoms during pregnancy was 12.1% and 9.3% in the postnatal group. Financial difficulties, a previous mood or anxiety disorder and lack of perceived social support and of support provided by health professionals were associated to psychological distress symptoms in both groups. A third of the women felt unsupported by their social network; 61.7% of the pregnant women experienced changes in antenatal care; 21.2% of those in the postnatal period gave birth alone; more than 80% of the participants identified access to medical and mental health care and self-help as important resources in the present context. Health services should assure enhanced support to the most vulnerable women who face the perinatal period during the pandemic. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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