| Autor: |
Zenab Yusuf Tambawala, MS, MRCOG, Shabnam Saquib, MD, FRCOG, Ayesha Salman, MRCOG, Munia Khalid, MBBS, Hiyam Beshtawi, MBBS, Elham Ali Akbari, MBBS, Amina Binashoor, MBBS, Nawal Hubaishi, MRCOG, Lama Khalid Hamza, MD, Maryam Al Rayssi, MRCOG |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
AJOG Global Reports, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 100164- (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2666-5778 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.xagr.2023.100164 |
| Popis: |
BACKGROUND: Pregnancy and COVID-19 increase the risk of mental health conditions. The stress of pregnancy, childbirth, and uncertainty about the global pandemic has negatively affected the obstetrical population. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of anxiety and depression in antenatal and postnatal mothers. STUDY DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional observational study conducted at Dubai Hospital, United Arab Emirates, evaluating depression and anxiety (point prevalence) with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale. RESULTS: Of the 784 women approached, 438 consented to participate in our survey; 43.6% of the women screened positive for depression by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (with a cutoff score ≥10), and 42% had a Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 score of ≥5, indicating anxiety. Both anxiety and depression were found in 32.4% of the women; 7.5% had considered self-harm in the last 14 days, and 15% had COVID-19 during the current pregnancy. The 11.87% who had COVID-19, but before the pregnancy, had higher mean Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scores than others. Surprisingly, the women who had COVID-19 during pregnancy had statistically significantly (P |
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