Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Brazilian Pregnant Women at the Beginning of the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic.
Jéssica Gorrão Lopes AlbertiniGláucia Rosana Guerra BenuteMaria de Lourdes BrizotStela Verzinhasse PeresRossana Pulcinelli Vieira FranciscoMarco Aurélio Knippel GallettaPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2024)
The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant negative impact on the mental health of pregnant women, more than half of the participants of the present study showed a risk of PTSD, exacerbated by anxiety symptoms and exposure to individuals with a confirmed case of COVID-19.