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<scp>COVID</scp> ‐19‐related financial stress associated with higher likelihood of depression among pregnant women living in the United States
- Source :
- American Journal of Human Biology
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2020.
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Abstract
- Objectives The COVID‐19 pandemic has led to unprecedented levels of unemployment and financial strain for many Americans. Among the individuals impacted by financial strain are pregnant women, for whom added financial stress may be particularly impactful due to the costs associated with prenatal care and providing for a newborn. Financial stress has been previously associated with elevated depression symptoms among pregnant women, which could have significant impacts on birth outcomes and long‐term offspring health. However, the impacts of COVID‐19‐associated financial stress on maternal depression in pregnancy has not been investigated. Methods Here, we evaluated whether COVID‐19‐associated financial stress was associated with increased likelihood of a clinically significant depression score (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Score ≥ 15) among pregnant women living in the United States during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Data come from an online survey administered to a convenience sample in April 2020 (N = 2099). Results Forty‐three percent of participants reported experiencing financial stress as a result of the pandemic, while 24% of participants had a clinically significant depression score. COVID‐19‐related financial stress was significantly associated with increased likelihood of a clinically significant depression score, even after adjustment for covariates including participant education and income (adjusted Odds Ratio: 2.23, 95% CI = 1.80, 2.77, P
- Subjects :
- Adult
Offspring
Maternal Health
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Short Report
Financial Stress
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
Prenatal care
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Short Reports
Pregnancy
Pandemic
Genetics
medicine
Financial stress
Humans
0601 history and archaeology
Pandemics
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Depression (differential diagnoses)
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060101 anthropology
Depression
business.industry
COVID-19
06 humanities and the arts
Odds ratio
medicine.disease
United States
Anthropology
Unemployment
Female
Pregnant Women
Anatomy
business
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15206300 and 10420533
- Volume :
- 33
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American Journal of Human Biology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....574ce6175be6d98914497809c0adc35e