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Perinatal women with deployed partners during the Israel-Hamas War experienced higher depression rates and lower mother-infant bonding. Social support significantly impacted these mental health outcomes.

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Area of Science:

Perinatal mental health
Psychological impact of armed conflict
Military family well-being

Background:

The perinatal period is a vulnerable time for maternal mental health.
Limited research exists on the mental health of perinatal women whose partners are deployed during armed conflict.
The Israel-Hamas War provides a context to study these effects.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the mental health and mother-infant bonding in pregnant and postpartum women during the Israel-Hamas War, focusing on partner military deployment.
To compare outcomes between women with deployed partners and those with non-deployed partners.
To explore the role of social support in mediating these outcomes.

Main Methods:

A matched-control, survey-based study involving 429 pregnant or postpartum women during the early months of the Israel-Hamas War.
Women were divided into two groups: partner in military deployment (n=250) and partner not deployed (n=179), matched on background factors.
Standardized measures assessed depression symptoms and mother-infant bonding.

Main Results:

Nearly 44% of pregnant women with deployed partners reported clinically significant depression symptoms, over double the rate of controls.
Postpartum women with deployed partners showed significantly lower mother-infant bonding compared to the non-deployed group.
Social support was identified as a mediator between partner deployment status and maternal mental health and bonding outcomes.

Conclusions:

War-exposed spouses of deployed military personnel face elevated risks for psychiatric morbidity and impaired infant attachment.
Optimizing social support is crucial for perinatal populations experiencing war or similar large-scale traumas.
Interventions addressing social support may mitigate negative mental health consequences in military families during conflict.