Pregnancy-Specific Stress during the First Lockdown of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessing Face-to-Face versus Online Recruitment
Journal
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
ISSN
1660-4601
Date Issued
2022
Author(s)
Sandra Simó
Juanita Cajiao-Nieto
Natalia V. Awad-Sirhan
Rafael A. Caparros-Gonzalez
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
URL Institutional Repository
Abstract
<jats:p>The study aims to assess pregnancy-specific stress among pregnant women in Spain during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two samples of pregnant women from the south of Spain (Andalusia) were assessed using the Prenatal Distress Questionnaire (PDQ) and a sociodemographic and obstetric questionnaire. Group 1 (N = 155) was recruited face-to-face, whereas Group 2 (N = 78) was recruited online. Pregnancy-specific stress levels were significantly different in both groups. The face-to-face group (Group 1) had higher pregnancy-specific stress levels than the online group (Group 2). The online sample over-represents young adult pregnant women with high education levels and a high number of previous miscarriages. The face-to-face study seems more accessible to racially and ethnically diverse groups. The main concern among both groups was the risk of having a sick neonate. Research during the COVID-19 pandemic can benefit from using online resources to collect data to screen and identify perinatal mental health problems in a crisis environment. Nevertheless, researchers should be aware of the potential limitations this strategy can have, for example, certain groups of people may have limited access to the internet.</jats:p>
Subjects
covid-19
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maternal mental health
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online survey
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perinatal mental health
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pregnancy-specific stress
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prenatal health
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anxiety
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communicable disease control
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covid-19
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female
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humans
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infant, newborn
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pandemics
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parturition
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pregnancy
;
pregnant women
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stress, psychological
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young adult
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andalucia
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spain
;
covid-19
;
disease spread
;
epidemic
;
health survey
;
mental health
;
pregnancy
;
adult
;
article
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controlled study
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coronavirus disease 2019
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cross-sectional study
;
female
;
human
;
internet
;
lockdown
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major clinical study
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maternal welfare
;
mental health
;
midwife
;
outcome assessment
;
pandemic
;
perinatal care
;
physiological stress
;
pregnancy
;
pregnant woman
;
prenatal distress questionnaire
;
public health
;
questionnaire
;
risk factor
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sociodemographics
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spain
;
spontaneous abortion
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anxiety
;
birth
;
communicable disease control
;
epidemiology
;
mental stress
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newborn
;
pandemic
;
pregnancy
;
psychology
;
young adult