Stress of Prematurity in the Experience of the COVID-19 Pandemic—Current State of Knowledge
Stress is a process that triggers various physiological, hormonal and psychological mechanisms in response to a threat, which significantly affects the health of an individual. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced a lot of social changes that required constant adaptation to unfavorable conditions. The a...
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| author | Emilia Wagner Katarzyna Bień Aleksandra Łomża Arkadiusz Grunwald Żaneta Kimber-Trojnar Aneta Libera Bożena Leszczyńska-Gorzelak |
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| description | Stress is a process that triggers various physiological, hormonal and psychological mechanisms in response to a threat, which significantly affects the health of an individual. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced a lot of social changes that required constant adaptation to unfavorable conditions. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of stress related to this pandemic on pregnant women, mothers of premature infants and their families, and on obstetric complications, particularly preterm birth. A comprehensive literature review was performed using electronic databases such as Pubmed, Science Direct and Google Scholar. Keywords such as: “prematurity”; “pregnancy”; “stress”; “COVID-19” and various combinations of the above were used. Maternal stress and anxiety increase the levels of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) in the placenta, which in turn affects the incidence of preterm birth and many other related maternal and neonatal complications. In addition, it was found that SARS-CoV-2 infection may increase the risk of this phenomenon. The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected preterm birth rates and the mental health of mothers of preterm infants, exacerbating their negative experience of having a premature baby. More research is needed to demonstrate the long-term effects of COVID-19 stress on prematurity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e84875feb23479e88fe108077a146922023-11-19T01:55:14ZengMDPI AGLife2075-17292023-08-01138175710.3390/life13081757Stress of Prematurity in the Experience of the COVID-19 Pandemic—Current State of KnowledgeEmilia Wagner0Katarzyna Bień1Aleksandra Łomża2Arkadiusz Grunwald3Żaneta Kimber-Trojnar4Aneta Libera5Bożena Leszczyńska-Gorzelak6Chair and Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, PolandChair and Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, PolandChair and Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, PolandChair and Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, PolandChair and Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, PolandChair and Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, PolandChair and Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-090 Lublin, PolandStress is a process that triggers various physiological, hormonal and psychological mechanisms in response to a threat, which significantly affects the health of an individual. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced a lot of social changes that required constant adaptation to unfavorable conditions. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of stress related to this pandemic on pregnant women, mothers of premature infants and their families, and on obstetric complications, particularly preterm birth. A comprehensive literature review was performed using electronic databases such as Pubmed, Science Direct and Google Scholar. Keywords such as: “prematurity”; “pregnancy”; “stress”; “COVID-19” and various combinations of the above were used. Maternal stress and anxiety increase the levels of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) in the placenta, which in turn affects the incidence of preterm birth and many other related maternal and neonatal complications. In addition, it was found that SARS-CoV-2 infection may increase the risk of this phenomenon. The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected preterm birth rates and the mental health of mothers of preterm infants, exacerbating their negative experience of having a premature baby. More research is needed to demonstrate the long-term effects of COVID-19 stress on prematurity.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/8/1757COVID-19 pandemicprematuritystress |
| spellingShingle | Emilia Wagner Katarzyna Bień Aleksandra Łomża Arkadiusz Grunwald Żaneta Kimber-Trojnar Aneta Libera Bożena Leszczyńska-Gorzelak Stress of Prematurity in the Experience of the COVID-19 Pandemic—Current State of Knowledge Life COVID-19 pandemic prematurity stress |
| title | Stress of Prematurity in the Experience of the COVID-19 Pandemic—Current State of Knowledge |
| title_full | Stress of Prematurity in the Experience of the COVID-19 Pandemic—Current State of Knowledge |
| title_fullStr | Stress of Prematurity in the Experience of the COVID-19 Pandemic—Current State of Knowledge |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stress of Prematurity in the Experience of the COVID-19 Pandemic—Current State of Knowledge |
| title_short | Stress of Prematurity in the Experience of the COVID-19 Pandemic—Current State of Knowledge |
| title_sort | stress of prematurity in the experience of the covid 19 pandemic current state of knowledge |
| topic | COVID-19 pandemic prematurity stress |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/8/1757 |
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