Mental health of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study
- López Morales, Hernán
- del Valle, Macarena Verónica
- Canet Juric, Lorena
- Andrés, María Laura
- Galli, Juan Ignacio
- Poó, Fernando Martín
- Urquijo, Sebastian
DOIAbstract
Several studies have reported the susceptibility of pregnant women to emotional instability and stress. Thus, pregnancy may be a risk factor that could deepen the already negative effects of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze longitudinally the psychopathological consequences of the pandemic in pregnant women, and to explore differences with non-pregnant women. The participants in this study were 102 pregnant women, and a control group of 102 non-pregnant women (most of them reported having university studies and little financial impact from the pandemic). They completed the Beck Depression Inventory-II, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, in three diff...
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