Psychometric properties of the Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress Scale (PREPS).

Heidi Preis Brittain L Mahaffey Marci Lobel

Published in: Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology (2020)

The PREPS is a robust instrument to assess multidimensional COVID-19 pandemic prenatal stress. It is a valuable tool for future research to examine vulnerability to pandemic stress and how this stress may affect women and their offspring.

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