Health anxiety and related factors among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study from Iran.
Najmieh SaadatiPoorandokht AfshariHatam BoostaniMaryam BeheshtinasabParvin AbediElham MaraghiPublished in: BMC psychiatry (2021)
At the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, women in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy were more worried about consequences of disease, but total health anxiety scores were significantly higher among women in the third trimester of pregnancy. Health care providers should pay more attention to the mental health of pregnant women in times of crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.