Pregnant Women's Experiences During and After Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, Puerto Rico, 2018.
Regina M SimeoneL Duane HouseBeatriz Salvesen von EssenKatherine KortsmitWanda Hernandez VirellaManuel I Vargas BernalRomeo R GalangDenise V D'AngeloCarrie K Shapiro-MendozaSascha R EllingtonPublished in: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) (2023)
Most women who were pregnant during or after hurricanes Irma and Maria struck Puerto Rico reported negative hurricane experiences, and most experiences were associated with an increased prevalence of PDS. Understanding the experiences of pregnant women during and after disasters and identifying risks for adverse mental health outcomes after pregnancy are important to inform emergency preparedness and prenatal and postpartum care.
Keyphrases
- pregnant women
- mental health
- pregnancy outcomes
- risk assessment
- public health
- healthcare
- human health
- emergency department
- preterm birth
- palliative care
- mental illness
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- chronic pain
- climate change
- insulin resistance
- affordable care act
- quality improvement
- electronic health record