Since participants had a high level of prenatal depression during the pandemic, and infectious diseases such as COVID-19 may recur, strategies should be developed to improve pregnant women's mental health with consideration of the unique variables that are relevant in a pandemic. It is also necessary to develop efficient online prenatal education programs that can be implemented even in special circumstances such as social distancing, and to evaluate their effectiveness.
Keyphrases
- pregnant women
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- mental health
- infectious diseases
- pregnancy outcomes
- depressive symptoms
- healthcare
- risk factors
- randomized controlled trial
- sleep quality
- systematic review
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- public health
- social media
- physical activity
- mental illness
- quality improvement
- health information
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue