Delivery During Covid-19 Pandemic: Implications for Obstetrics, Maternal Psychopathology, and Mother-Infant Relationship
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought about unprecedented social, economic and mental-health challenges, especially for vulnerable populations such as pregnant and post-partum females. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relations between the fear of COVID-19 and postnatal depression symptoms.
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Detailed Description
This is a multicenter prospective cohort study of childbearing women during COVID-19. Participants completed a comprehensive online questionnaire including demographic, socioeconomic, obstetric, and postnatal mental-health questionnaires. Data were verified with each center's perinatal database and information regarding physiological stress during pregnancy/birth was also collected. Fear of COVID-19 was evaluated using the validated Fear of COVID-19 Scale and postnatal depression was evaluated using the EPDS. Pre-existing maternal disability was defined as prior physiological or psychological chronic health condition.
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Evaluation of COVID-19 during pregnancy [1 year after delivery]
Fear of COVID-19 was evaluated using the validated Fear of COVID-19 Scale
- The relations between fear of COVID-19 and postnatal depression symptoms. [1 year after delivery]
Postnatal depression was evaluated using the EPDS.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- women who delivered during the Covid-19 pandemic at the site, since 01-March-2020
Exclusion Criteria:
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women age 18 and below
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Gestational age under 34 weeks
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Intra Uterine Fetal Demise
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Ante-partum Fetal Demise
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Maternal post partum death
Contacts and Locations
Locations
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1 | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hillel-Yaffe Medical Center | Hadera | Israel | 38100 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Rinat Gabbay-Benziv, MD, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 0082-20-HYMC