Women's experience of perinatal support in a high migrant Australian population during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study.
Sarah Jane MelovNelma GalasJulie SwainThushari I AlahakoonVincent LeeN Wah CheungTherese McGeeDharmintra PasupathyJustin McNabPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2023)
This study identified disrupted social support for migrant women during the pandemic, providing further evidence that the pandemic has disproportionately impacted migrant populations. However, the benefits identified in this study included high use of virtual support, which could be leveraged for improving clinical care in the present and in future pandemics. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted most women's peripartum social support with migrant families having ongoing disruption. Gains in the pandemic included greater gender equity for domestic work as husbands/partners increased their contribution to domestic work and childcare.
Keyphrases
- social support
- depressive symptoms
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pregnancy outcomes
- type diabetes
- pregnant women
- healthcare
- palliative care
- cervical cancer screening
- breast cancer risk
- human immunodeficiency virus
- adipose tissue
- mental health
- chronic pain
- quality improvement
- hepatitis c virus
- metabolic syndrome