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Mental health indicators in pregnant women compared with women in the general population during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Denmark

Mental health indicators in pregnant women compared with women in the general population during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Denmark

Authors :
Sofie E. Thomassen
Elin R. Severinsen
Henriette Svarre Nielsen
Line Fich Olsen
Kathrine Vauvert Römmelmayer Hviid
Lise K. A. Kähler
Naja Hulvej Rod
Nina la Cour Freiesleben
Tibor V. Varga
Source :
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, Severinsen, E R, Kähler, L K A, Thomassen, S E, Varga, T V, Fich Olsen, L, Hviid, K V R, la Cour Freiesleben, N, Rod, N H & Nielsen, H S 2021, ' Mental health indicators in pregnant women compared with women in the general population during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Denmark ', Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, vol. 100, no. 11, pp. 2009-2018 . https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14258
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2021.

Abstract

Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the associated regulations issued to minimize risk of disease transmission seem to have had an impact on general mental health in most populations, but it may have affected pregnant women even more because of pregnancy-related uncertainties, limited access to healthcare resources, and lack of social support. We aimed to compare the mental health response among pregnant women with that in similarly aged women from the general population during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and methods: From April 14 to July 3, 2020, 647 pregnant women in their second trimester were enrolled in this study. For comparison, 858 women from the general Danish population (20–46 years) were sampled from an ongoing observational study. Participants responded to a questionnaire including six mental health indicators (concern level, perceived social isolation, quality of life, anxiety, mental health, and loneliness). Loneliness was measured using the UCLA Three-item Loneliness Scale and anxiety by the Common Mental Health Disorder Questionnaire 4-item Anxiety Subscale. Results: The pregnant women had better scores during the entire study period for all mental health indicators, and except for concerns, social isolation, and mental health, the differences were also statistically significant. Pregnant women were more concerned about becoming seriously ill (40.2% vs. 29.5%, p

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16000412 and 00016349
Volume :
100
Issue :
11
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....21f10f37620d0e41bf0ec4785f017c0e
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14258