The risk and protective factors of heightened prenatal anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 lockdown

Abstract While pregnant women are already at-risk for developing symptoms of anxiety and depression, this is heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic. We compared anxiety and depression symptoms, as indicators of psychological distress, before and during COVID-19, and investigated the role of partner...

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Main Authors: Stefania Vacaru, Roseriet Beijers, Pamela D. Browne, Mariëlle Cloin, Hedwig van Bakel, Marion I. van den Heuvel, Carolina de Weerth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99662-6