The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about higher levels of psychological distress, anxiety, and stress all over the world, especially among pregnant women who worry about their health and the safety of their fetus. The mental and physical changes that take place during the transitional stage of pregnancy may cause pregnant women, in particular, to have a lower quality of life. Given the ubiquity of the virus and the damage it causes to people's minds, it is crucial to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the mental health of pregnant women.
Methods:
This cross-sectional study was conducted at Masr El Gedida Military Hospital and Ain Shams Maternity Hospital on 824 pregnant women with a previous COVID-19 infection from March 2020 to December 2021. A report form was used by the researcher to collect basic clinical data. Each participant was asked to complete the Arabic version of the Impact of Event Scale-Revised questionnaire.
Results:
The mean age of the participants was 25.67 years. Only 13.5% of participants had a normal level of psychological impact, whereas the highest percentage had a light psychological impact (51.9%). The total score of the Impact of Event Scale-Revised questionnaire negatively correlated with both age and parity, as the correlation was statistically significant (r = - 0.236, p < 0.001 and r = - 0.421, p < 0.001, respectively).
Conclusion:
Women were infected with COVID-19 at any point during their pregnancies had an unfavorable psychological impact that should be addressed further.
Atia Kafafy, W., Labib, K., Aly, B., & Elfakharany, M. (2023). The Effect of COVID-19 Infection During Pregnancy on Maternal Psychological Health. ARCADEs of MEDICINE, 1(1), 19-25. doi: 10.21608/arcmed.2023.203355.1024
MLA
Waleed Adel Atia Kafafy; Kareem Labib; Bassem Aly; Mohamed Elfakharany. "The Effect of COVID-19 Infection During Pregnancy on Maternal Psychological Health". ARCADEs of MEDICINE, 1, 1, 2023, 19-25. doi: 10.21608/arcmed.2023.203355.1024
HARVARD
Atia Kafafy, W., Labib, K., Aly, B., Elfakharany, M. (2023). 'The Effect of COVID-19 Infection During Pregnancy on Maternal Psychological Health', ARCADEs of MEDICINE, 1(1), pp. 19-25. doi: 10.21608/arcmed.2023.203355.1024
VANCOUVER
Atia Kafafy, W., Labib, K., Aly, B., Elfakharany, M. The Effect of COVID-19 Infection During Pregnancy on Maternal Psychological Health. ARCADEs of MEDICINE, 2023; 1(1): 19-25. doi: 10.21608/arcmed.2023.203355.1024
)
View on SCiNiTO