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COVID-19 and Anxiety in Perinatal Women

Rehana Najam1, Nivedita Chawla1, Astha Lalwani1

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College and Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Journal of Caring Sciences
|May 23, 2022
PubMed

Insights

Pregnant women with COVID-19 experienced higher anxiety levels than postnatal women. Understanding these differences is crucial for targeted maternal mental health support during the pandemic.

Area of Science:

  • Perinatal mental health
  • Infectious disease epidemiology

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread fear and uncertainty, particularly impacting pregnant and postnatal women.
  • Hospital quarantine policies for COVID-19 positive mothers can exacerbate feelings of isolation and anxiety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess maternal anxiety in pregnant and postnatal women diagnosed with COVID-19.
  • To identify factors influencing anxiety levels and compare anxiety between antenatal and postnatal groups.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional descriptive study involving 123 perinatal women with COVID-19.
  • Anxiety assessed using the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) questionnaire.
  • Statistical comparison of anxiety levels between antenatal and postnatal groups using IBM SPSS Statistics.

Main Results:

  • Both antenatal and postnatal women with COVID-19 reported high anxiety scores.
  • Antenatal women demonstrated a statistically significant higher level of anxiety compared to postnatal women, as measured by the CAS.

Conclusions:

  • Antenatal women with COVID-19 exhibit greater anxiety than their postnatal counterparts.
  • Need-based counseling and resource allocation are essential for identifying and managing vulnerable perinatal women during hospitalization.

Keywords:
Anxiety disordersCOVID-19Mental healthPerinatalPregnancy

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