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COVID-19 and the Experience of Mothers in Perinatal Psychiatry Services: An Explorative Study in the UK.
- Source :
- Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry; Jul-Sep2023, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p210-214, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background/Objective: As the health services were reorganized during the COVID-19 restricting access to family caregivers, we explored the experience of women in the perinatal period, attending a specialist perinatal mental health service. Methods: Patients (n = 38) in the outpatient list for review were assessed over phone based on a predesigned, semi-structured questionnaire, comprising both quantitative (demographic, clinical variables) and qualitative open-ended questions regarding their experience of services during COVID-19. Results: The responses provided insight into how the pandemic affected the experience of pregnancy of mentally ill women and the impact of changes in perinatal mental health services. The main concerns centered around reduced support from close family members during the perinatal period due to the lockdown, anxiety regarding COVID transmission, absence of a supporting persons in antenatal clinics, difficulty accessing support from midwives, and health visitors as well as the use of virtual clinics for mental health consultations. Conclusions: The results suggested possible methods of improving perinatal mental health support during challenging times, which included ensuring in-person consultations, access to family even remotely, increasing accessibility through alternative means; providing and close monitoring of additional psychosocial support when needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MATERNAL health services
RESEARCH
ATTITUDES of mothers
POSTPARTUM depression
SOCIAL support
CROSS-sectional method
RESEARCH methodology
INTERVIEWING
PATIENT satisfaction
MENTAL health
COMPARATIVE studies
PREGNANCY complications
PATHOLOGICAL psychology
QUALITY of life
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
DATA analysis software
ANXIETY
POSTNATAL care
MENTAL health services
PERINATAL period
COVID-19 pandemic
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09719962
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173844284
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_147_22