Mental health in pregnant individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic based on a Swiss online survey
Abstract The aim of our study was to evaluate the mental health of pregnant individuals during the early COVID-19 pandemic and the potential factors associated. A Swiss online survey was proposed to individuals who gave birth during the pandemic period from March 2020. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depres...
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| author | Guillaume Favre Cléa Kunz Simone Schwank Ho-Fung Chung Anda Petronela Radan Luigi Raio Mihaela Fluri Ursula Winterfeld David Baud Léo Pomar |
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| description | Abstract The aim of our study was to evaluate the mental health of pregnant individuals during the early COVID-19 pandemic and the potential factors associated. A Swiss online survey was proposed to individuals who gave birth during the pandemic period from March 2020. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 questions (GAD-7), and Impact Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) were evaluated and used to defined mental health impairment as a composite outcome. From October, 2020 to February, 2021, 736 participants responded. The anxiety GAD-7 score was moderate in 9.6% and severe in 2.0%. The EPDS was moderate in 21.5% and severe in 32.9%. The IES-R was moderate in 10.3% and severe in 3.9%. Mental health impairment was reported in 37.0%. The association between the risk of mental health impairment and foreign nationality was significant (OR = 1.48; 95%CI [1.06–2.05]) as well as fetal and pregnancy worries because of coronavirus (OR = 1.46; 95% CI [1.08–1.98]) and 1.65; 95% CI [1.22–2.24]). Adjusted ORs were significant for foreign nationality (aOR = 1.51; 95%CI [1.07–2.13]) and pregnancy worries because of coronavirus (aOR = 1.62; 95%CI [1.10–2.40]). Pregnant people and especially foreign national have a high risk of mental health impairment during the pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3610755831414eafb7ec2b518e82f1c02022-12-22T03:35:18ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-11-011211810.1038/s41598-022-21881-2Mental health in pregnant individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic based on a Swiss online surveyGuillaume Favre0Cléa Kunz1Simone Schwank2Ho-Fung Chung3Anda Petronela Radan4Luigi Raio5Mihaela Fluri6Ursula Winterfeld7David Baud8Léo Pomar9Materno-Fetal and Obstetrics Research Unit, Department Woman-Mother-Child, Lausanne University HospitalMaterno-Fetal and Obstetrics Research Unit, Department Woman-Mother-Child, Lausanne University HospitalDepartment of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska InstitutetDepartment of Psychology, The University of Hong KongDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Bern and University of BernDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Bern and University of BernDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Bern and University of BernSwiss Teratogen Information Service, Clinical Pharmacology Service, Lausanne University Hospital and University of LausanneMaterno-Fetal and Obstetrics Research Unit, Department Woman-Mother-Child, Lausanne University HospitalMaterno-Fetal and Obstetrics Research Unit, Department Woman-Mother-Child, Lausanne University HospitalAbstract The aim of our study was to evaluate the mental health of pregnant individuals during the early COVID-19 pandemic and the potential factors associated. A Swiss online survey was proposed to individuals who gave birth during the pandemic period from March 2020. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 questions (GAD-7), and Impact Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) were evaluated and used to defined mental health impairment as a composite outcome. From October, 2020 to February, 2021, 736 participants responded. The anxiety GAD-7 score was moderate in 9.6% and severe in 2.0%. The EPDS was moderate in 21.5% and severe in 32.9%. The IES-R was moderate in 10.3% and severe in 3.9%. Mental health impairment was reported in 37.0%. The association between the risk of mental health impairment and foreign nationality was significant (OR = 1.48; 95%CI [1.06–2.05]) as well as fetal and pregnancy worries because of coronavirus (OR = 1.46; 95% CI [1.08–1.98]) and 1.65; 95% CI [1.22–2.24]). Adjusted ORs were significant for foreign nationality (aOR = 1.51; 95%CI [1.07–2.13]) and pregnancy worries because of coronavirus (aOR = 1.62; 95%CI [1.10–2.40]). Pregnant people and especially foreign national have a high risk of mental health impairment during the pandemic.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21881-2 |
| spellingShingle | Guillaume Favre Cléa Kunz Simone Schwank Ho-Fung Chung Anda Petronela Radan Luigi Raio Mihaela Fluri Ursula Winterfeld David Baud Léo Pomar Mental health in pregnant individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic based on a Swiss online survey Scientific Reports |
| title | Mental health in pregnant individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic based on a Swiss online survey |
| title_full | Mental health in pregnant individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic based on a Swiss online survey |
| title_fullStr | Mental health in pregnant individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic based on a Swiss online survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental health in pregnant individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic based on a Swiss online survey |
| title_short | Mental health in pregnant individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic based on a Swiss online survey |
| title_sort | mental health in pregnant individuals during the covid 19 pandemic based on a swiss online survey |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21881-2 |
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