COVID-19 related psychological distress and fears among mothers and pregnant women in Saudi Arabia.

Abdulkarim M MerayaMamoon H SyedAyesha YasmeenAmal A MubarakiHadi Dhafer KariryWafaa MaaboujDhaifallah MorayaHafiz A Makeen

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Most mothers and expectant mothers in our study had moderate to high levels of psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Saudi Arabia. Education, family income and chronic mental and physical conditions were associated with high psychological distress in Saudi Arabia during COVID-19.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
mental health
sleep quality
physical activity
coronavirus disease
sars cov
healthcare
high intensity
quality improvement
depressive symptoms
respiratory syndrome coronavirus