Effects of COVID-19 on maternal anxiety and depressive disease: a literature review

The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection is a public health emergency of international concern. Pandemics pose a challenge to psychological resilience and can have an adverse impact on mental health. The impact of the ensuing social isolation and loneliness imposed by quarantine along with th...

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Main Authors: I. Mappa, F. A. Distefano, G. Rizzo
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Language:Russian
Published: Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University) 2021-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.sechenovmedj.com/jour/article/view/390
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description The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection is a public health emergency of international concern. Pandemics pose a challenge to psychological resilience and can have an adverse impact on mental health. The impact of the ensuing social isolation and loneliness imposed by quarantine along with the worries about the risks of the infection and its economic fallout would appear likely to affect the mental health of the population. It has been reported that women are more likely to experience anxiety and depression symptoms during COVID-19 than men. COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on the level of anxiety and depression of pregnant women according to their basal level and pregnancy characteristics. Antenatal mental disorders may be a risk factor for maternal mental health problems such as an increased likelihood of postnatal depression and adverse obstetric and developmental outcomes. Effective coping strategies are associated with better psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic, including reduced anxiety and depression. The increased risk of mental disorders due to COVID-19 requires policies to be developed to address prenatal and postpartum care to promote maternal-child wellbeing outcomes.
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spelling doaj-art-a18fc1fb133d4f83a974f7fb3e6a0e702025-08-20T03:59:04ZrusFederal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University)Сеченовский вестник2218-73322658-33482021-12-01122354310.47093/2218-7332.2021.12.2.35-43201Effects of COVID-19 on maternal anxiety and depressive disease: a literature reviewI. Mappa0F. A. Distefano1G. Rizzo2University of Rome Tor Vergata, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Ospedale Cristo ReUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Ospedale Cristo ReUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata, Fondazione Policlinico Tor Vergata, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Ospedale Cristo ReThe coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection is a public health emergency of international concern. Pandemics pose a challenge to psychological resilience and can have an adverse impact on mental health. The impact of the ensuing social isolation and loneliness imposed by quarantine along with the worries about the risks of the infection and its economic fallout would appear likely to affect the mental health of the population. It has been reported that women are more likely to experience anxiety and depression symptoms during COVID-19 than men. COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on the level of anxiety and depression of pregnant women according to their basal level and pregnancy characteristics. Antenatal mental disorders may be a risk factor for maternal mental health problems such as an increased likelihood of postnatal depression and adverse obstetric and developmental outcomes. Effective coping strategies are associated with better psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic, including reduced anxiety and depression. The increased risk of mental disorders due to COVID-19 requires policies to be developed to address prenatal and postpartum care to promote maternal-child wellbeing outcomes.https://www.sechenovmedj.com/jour/article/view/390covid-19sars-cov-2pregnancymaternal anxietymaternal depressionmaternal mental healthmaternal mental disorders
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Effects of COVID-19 on maternal anxiety and depressive disease: a literature review
Сеченовский вестник
covid-19
sars-cov-2
pregnancy
maternal anxiety
maternal depression
maternal mental health
maternal mental disorders
title Effects of COVID-19 on maternal anxiety and depressive disease: a literature review
title_full Effects of COVID-19 on maternal anxiety and depressive disease: a literature review
title_fullStr Effects of COVID-19 on maternal anxiety and depressive disease: a literature review
title_full_unstemmed Effects of COVID-19 on maternal anxiety and depressive disease: a literature review
title_short Effects of COVID-19 on maternal anxiety and depressive disease: a literature review
title_sort effects of covid 19 on maternal anxiety and depressive disease a literature review
topic covid-19
sars-cov-2
pregnancy
maternal anxiety
maternal depression
maternal mental health
maternal mental disorders
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