Maternal mental health and its determinants during COVID-19, experience from Kashmir, Northern India
Background: Since the start of the pandemic due to coronavirus 2019, stresses and anxiety have increased in all age-groups. We aimed to study the common mental disorders in pregnant and lactating females and study their fears and copings during the pandemic. Materials and Methods: Purposive sampling...
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| description | Background: Since the start of the pandemic due to coronavirus 2019, stresses and anxiety have increased in all age-groups. We aimed to study the common mental disorders in pregnant and lactating females and study their fears and copings during the pandemic. Materials and Methods: Purposive sampling was employed in our study. We included all pregnant and lactating females who consented to participate in the study. A total of 95 females were included in our study. We used a semi-structured questionnaire with questions regarding socio-demographic variables and questions related to apprehensions due to COVID-19, belonging to high-risk group, and structured instruments like Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Yale–Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale. Results: The mean age of our study population was 30.8 ± 3.67 years. The majority of our patients were married (93) and homemakers (61) and studied up to 12th grade. Among our patients, 33 tested positive for COVID-19 and 12 patients were hospitalized for COVID-19-related symptoms. Thirty-nine females were pregnant and 56 were lactating. Preexisting medical illness was seen in 23, and psychiatric illness was already present in 19 patients. Major depression was seen in 43% of females, mild anxiety symptoms in 69%, severe anxiety in 8%, mild obsessive compulsive disorder in 16%, and moderate in 10% of cases. Conclusion: In our cases, anxiety and depression were seen in increased prevalence as compared to pre-pandemic levels. Being hospitalized for COVID-19 symptoms, social isolation and apprehensions regarding the baby increased the risk of depression. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f408e1a99b88435f87f1212f80f3e0442022-12-22T03:00:21ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632022-01-011162870287610.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_797_21Maternal mental health and its determinants during COVID-19, experience from Kashmir, Northern IndiaYuman KawoosMasood MaqboolRehana AminZaid WaniZeenat FarooqMushtaq A MargoobBackground: Since the start of the pandemic due to coronavirus 2019, stresses and anxiety have increased in all age-groups. We aimed to study the common mental disorders in pregnant and lactating females and study their fears and copings during the pandemic. Materials and Methods: Purposive sampling was employed in our study. We included all pregnant and lactating females who consented to participate in the study. A total of 95 females were included in our study. We used a semi-structured questionnaire with questions regarding socio-demographic variables and questions related to apprehensions due to COVID-19, belonging to high-risk group, and structured instruments like Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Yale–Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale. Results: The mean age of our study population was 30.8 ± 3.67 years. The majority of our patients were married (93) and homemakers (61) and studied up to 12th grade. Among our patients, 33 tested positive for COVID-19 and 12 patients were hospitalized for COVID-19-related symptoms. Thirty-nine females were pregnant and 56 were lactating. Preexisting medical illness was seen in 23, and psychiatric illness was already present in 19 patients. Major depression was seen in 43% of females, mild anxiety symptoms in 69%, severe anxiety in 8%, mild obsessive compulsive disorder in 16%, and moderate in 10% of cases. Conclusion: In our cases, anxiety and depression were seen in increased prevalence as compared to pre-pandemic levels. Being hospitalized for COVID-19 symptoms, social isolation and apprehensions regarding the baby increased the risk of depression.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2022;volume=11;issue=6;spage=2870;epage=2876;aulast=Kawoosanxietycovid-19depressionmaternal mental healthpregnant females |
| spellingShingle | Yuman Kawoos Masood Maqbool Rehana Amin Zaid Wani Zeenat Farooq Mushtaq A Margoob Maternal mental health and its determinants during COVID-19, experience from Kashmir, Northern India Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care anxiety covid-19 depression maternal mental health pregnant females |
| title | Maternal mental health and its determinants during COVID-19, experience from Kashmir, Northern India |
| title_full | Maternal mental health and its determinants during COVID-19, experience from Kashmir, Northern India |
| title_fullStr | Maternal mental health and its determinants during COVID-19, experience from Kashmir, Northern India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maternal mental health and its determinants during COVID-19, experience from Kashmir, Northern India |
| title_short | Maternal mental health and its determinants during COVID-19, experience from Kashmir, Northern India |
| title_sort | maternal mental health and its determinants during covid 19 experience from kashmir northern india |
| topic | anxiety covid-19 depression maternal mental health pregnant females |
| url | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2022;volume=11;issue=6;spage=2870;epage=2876;aulast=Kawoos |
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