Mental health status of pregnant and breastfeeding women during the COVID-19 pandemic-A multinational cross-sectional study.

Michael CeulemansVeerle FoulonElin NgoAlice PanchaudUrsula WinterfeldLéo PomarValentine LambeletBrian ClearyFergal O'ShaughnessyAnneke PassierJonathan L RichardsonTitia HompesHedvig Nordeng

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2021)

This multinational study found high levels of depressive symptoms and generalized anxiety among pregnant and breastfeeding women during the COVID-19 outbreak. The study findings underline the importance of monitoring perinatal mental health during pandemics and other societal crises to safeguard maternal and infant mental health.

Keyphrases

mental health
depressive symptoms
pregnant women
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnancy outcomes
preterm infants
mental illness
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
social support
cervical cancer screening
gestational age