Previous psychopathology predicted severe COVID-19 concern, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms in pregnant women during "lockdown" in Italy.

Archives of Women's Mental Health
Claudia RavaldiAlfredo Vannacci

Abstract

Italy was the first COVID-19 pandemic epicenter among European countries and established a period of full "lockdown", consisting of travel bans, mandatory staying at home, and temporary closure of nonessential businesses. Similar measures are known risk factors for psychological disturbances in the general population; still, little is known about their impact on pregnant women's mental health during COVID-19 pandemic. The cross-sectional, web-based, national survey "COVID-19 related Anxiety and StreSs in prEgnancy, poSt-partum and breaStfeeding" (COVID-ASSESS) was conducted during the first month of full "lockdown" in Italy. Participants were recruited via social networks with a snowball technique. The questionnaire was specifically developed to examine COVID-19 concerns and included the psychometric tests National Stressful Events Survey (NSESSS) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. A multivariable logistic regression model was fitted to explore the association of the concern, anxiety and PTSD symptoms with age, gestational weeks, parity, days of "lockdown", assisted reproductive technology use, psychopathological history, and previous perinatal losses. Out of 1015 pregnant women reached,...Continue Reading

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May 5, 2021·European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience·Michael BelzClaudia Bartels
Jul 3, 2021·Healthcare·Ruxandra-Gabriela CigăranNicolae Gică
Jul 16, 2021·International Journal of Women's Health·Chiara ColliMatteo Balestrieri
Oct 27, 2021·Enfermería clínica·Natalia Awad-SirhanMaría Teresa Izquierdo-Puchol

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