Selected Aspects of the Mental Functioning of Women After Childbirth in a Hospital During a Pandemic
IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic is stressful for pregnant women, their families, and their unborn baby.Aim of the StudyThe study aimed to assess the impact of a pandemic on the mental state of women after childbirth.Material and MethodsThe study included 363 women hospitalized after delivery. The...
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| description | IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic is stressful for pregnant women, their families, and their unborn baby.Aim of the StudyThe study aimed to assess the impact of a pandemic on the mental state of women after childbirth.Material and MethodsThe study included 363 women hospitalized after delivery. The study used a diagnostic survey method using the proprietary questionnaire and the Family Affluence Scale (FAS), Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (DJGLS), The Basic Hope Inventory (BHI-12), and General Self Efficacy Scale (GSES).ResultsSuspicion of postpartum depression was found in 109 women (mean: 15.28 ± 2.22)—group I, and no suspicion of it in 254 subjects (mean: 6.03 ± 2.63)—group II. Mean values of the sense of loneliness in group I (27.11 ± 6.00) were higher than in group II (21.35 ± 7.02), and the basic hope—BHI-12, in group I—lower (27.92 ± 5.14) than in group II (31.75 ± 4.97). In the Generalized Own Efficacy Scale, the group I obtained lower mean values (28.07 ± 4.86 points and 5.87 ± 1.96 points) than group II (30.97 ± 3.77 points and 6.02 ± 1 points, 38 sten).ConclusionsAs much as 30% of the respondents showed a risk of postpartum depression. The most felt was the limitation of family visits during the hospital stay. In addition, the respondents were most concerned about the child's health in both groups. The feeling of loneliness in group I was higher, and basic hope and generalized self-efficacy were lower than in group II. The differences between these relationships were statistically significant. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-55d08effdef94ca598d641541e7573ec2022-12-22T00:47:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402022-05-011310.3389/fpsyt.2022.846645846645Selected Aspects of the Mental Functioning of Women After Childbirth in a Hospital During a PandemicAgnieszka Kułak-Bejda0Maryla Malinowska-Gleń1Maryla Malinowska-Gleń2Grzegorz Bejda3Anna Slifirczyk4Napoleon Waszkiewicz5Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, PolandThe PhD Studies, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, PolandDepartment of Perinatology, Medical University of Bialystok, Białystok, PolandThe School of Medical Science in Białystok, Białystok, PolandFaculty of Health Sciences, State Higher School of Pope John Paul II, Biała Podlaska, PolandDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, PolandIntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic is stressful for pregnant women, their families, and their unborn baby.Aim of the StudyThe study aimed to assess the impact of a pandemic on the mental state of women after childbirth.Material and MethodsThe study included 363 women hospitalized after delivery. The study used a diagnostic survey method using the proprietary questionnaire and the Family Affluence Scale (FAS), Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (DJGLS), The Basic Hope Inventory (BHI-12), and General Self Efficacy Scale (GSES).ResultsSuspicion of postpartum depression was found in 109 women (mean: 15.28 ± 2.22)—group I, and no suspicion of it in 254 subjects (mean: 6.03 ± 2.63)—group II. Mean values of the sense of loneliness in group I (27.11 ± 6.00) were higher than in group II (21.35 ± 7.02), and the basic hope—BHI-12, in group I—lower (27.92 ± 5.14) than in group II (31.75 ± 4.97). In the Generalized Own Efficacy Scale, the group I obtained lower mean values (28.07 ± 4.86 points and 5.87 ± 1.96 points) than group II (30.97 ± 3.77 points and 6.02 ± 1 points, 38 sten).ConclusionsAs much as 30% of the respondents showed a risk of postpartum depression. The most felt was the limitation of family visits during the hospital stay. In addition, the respondents were most concerned about the child's health in both groups. The feeling of loneliness in group I was higher, and basic hope and generalized self-efficacy were lower than in group II. The differences between these relationships were statistically significant.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.846645/fullCOVID-19pandemicchildbirthemotionsmotherhood |
| spellingShingle | Agnieszka Kułak-Bejda Maryla Malinowska-Gleń Maryla Malinowska-Gleń Grzegorz Bejda Anna Slifirczyk Napoleon Waszkiewicz Selected Aspects of the Mental Functioning of Women After Childbirth in a Hospital During a Pandemic Frontiers in Psychiatry COVID-19 pandemic childbirth emotions motherhood |
| title | Selected Aspects of the Mental Functioning of Women After Childbirth in a Hospital During a Pandemic |
| title_full | Selected Aspects of the Mental Functioning of Women After Childbirth in a Hospital During a Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Selected Aspects of the Mental Functioning of Women After Childbirth in a Hospital During a Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Selected Aspects of the Mental Functioning of Women After Childbirth in a Hospital During a Pandemic |
| title_short | Selected Aspects of the Mental Functioning of Women After Childbirth in a Hospital During a Pandemic |
| title_sort | selected aspects of the mental functioning of women after childbirth in a hospital during a pandemic |
| topic | COVID-19 pandemic childbirth emotions motherhood |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.846645/full |
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