The impact of relationship factors on antenatal depression in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chloe PekarskyJanice SkiffingtonKathleen ChaputDonna SlaterLara M LeijserAmy MetcalfePublished in: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) (2024)
Overall, relationship factors were not associated with antenatal depression during the pandemic after accounting for other known risk factors. Stress and anxiety caused by the pandemic may have overshadowed the impact of relationship factors, or relationship factors may have contributed to higher levels of stress and anxiety more generally within our sample.