[HTML][HTML] Associations between postpartum depression and assistance with household tasks and childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from American …

TE Gildner, G Uwizeye, RL Milner, GC Alston… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Background The early postpartum period is recognized cross-culturally as being important
for recovery, with new parents receiving increased levels of community support. However …

The effect of social restrictions, loss of social support, and loss of maternal autonomy on postpartum depression in 1 to 12-months postpartum women during the …

K Tsuno, S Okawa, M Matsushima, D Nishi… - Journal of affective …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background This study focused on postpartum women, who are one of the most vulnerable
populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, aiming to reveal mental health consequences …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of postpartum social support on postpartum mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic

LK White, SL Kornfield, MM Himes, M Forkpa… - Archives of Women's …, 2023 - Springer
Social support is an influential component of postpartum recovery, adjustment, and bonding,
which was disrupted by social distancing recommendations related to the COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] “I had so many life-changing decisions I had to make without support”: a qualitative analysis of women's pregnant and postpartum experiences during the …

GB Ashby, KA Riggan, L Huang, VE Torbenson… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2022 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has posed profound challenges for pregnant patients
and their families. Studies conducted early in the pandemic found that pregnant individuals …

Pregnancy during the pandemic: the impact of COVID-19-related stress on risk for prenatal depression

LS King, DE Feddoes, JS Kirshenbaum… - Psychological …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Background Pregnant women may be especially susceptible to negative events (ie
adversity) related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and negative …

Mental health and prenatal bonding in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence for heightened risk compared with a prepandemic sample

AR Morris, DE Saxbe - Clinical Psychological Science, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
We compared 572 pregnant women (319 first-time mothers) surveyed in spring 2020, during
the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns in the United States, with 99 pregnant women (all first …

Changes in social support of pregnant and postnatal mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic

J Zhou, KL Havens, CP Starnes, TA Pickering, NH Brito… - Midwifery, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Our objectives were to assess in perinatal women: the most effective methods
used to meet social support needs during COVID-19, the impact of COVID-19 on self …

[HTML][HTML] Mediating mechanisms for maternal mental health from pre-to during the COVID-19 pandemic: mediators of maternal mental illness during COVID-19

N Racine, S McDonald, S Tough, S Madigan - Journal of Affective Disorders …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Mothers have experienced a near doubling of depression and anxiety
symptoms pre-to during the COVID-19 pandemic. The identification of mechanisms that …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19-related changes to pregnant people's work-plans increase prenatal depression

M Sherin, TE Gildner, ZM Thayer - Frontiers in Global Women's …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented rates of unemployment in the United
States. Pregnant workers may be especially affected as they are over-represented in low …

[HTML][HTML] Postpartum depressive symptoms during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic: an examination of population birth data from central New Jersey

MJ McFarland, CAS McFarland, TD Hill… - Maternal and child health …, 2021 - Springer
Objectives To examine the mental health of women in the perinatal period prior to and
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We use provisional vital statistics data for births …