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Impact of COVID-19 on the Perinatal Period Through a Biopsychosocial Systemic Framework
Rachel M Diamond1, Kristina S Brown1, Jennifer Miranda2
1Department of Couple & Family Therapy, Adler University, 17 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60602 USA.
Abstract:
The perinatal period involves major developmental transitions which can be conceptualized through a biopsychosocial (BPS; Engel in Science 196:129-136, 1977, 10.1126/science.847460, in The American Journal of Psychiatry 137:535-544, 1980, 10.1176/ajp.137.5.535), systemic (von Bertalanffy, General system theory: Foundations, development, applications, George Braziller, New York, 1968) framework. Thus, no one domain of health in the perinatal period can be understood without exploring how the other domains are both impacted by and impacting the others. As a result of COVID-19, popular media is paying special attention to the biomedical domain of women in the perinatal period as it relates to health outcomes and changes in perinatal healthcare policies; however, considerably less attention is being paid to the other BPS health domains and systemic impacts. This paper will outline U.S. changes in healthcare as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic for individuals, couples, and families within the perinatal period (i.e., family planning and conception, prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum) and explore the unique psychosocial, systemic impacts. Recommendations for care, including telehealth and virtual support options, and future directions for research will be provided.
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