Pregnant and postpartum women face unique challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic
that may put them at elevated risk of mental health problems. However, few large-scale and …

Background Psychological stress and coping experienced during pregnancy can have
important effects on maternal and infant health, which can also vary by race, ethnicity, and …

Background: Prenatal and postnatal mental disorders can exert severe adverse influences
on mothers, fetuses, and children. However, the effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 …

Obstetric guidelines have rapidly evolved to incorporate new data and research on the novel
coronavirus disease (COVID-19), with data on perinatal mental health building over the last …

Numerous research studies of catastrophic events suggest that stress linked to events such
as pandemics, earthquakes and famine may be associated with immediate and longlasting …

Background When the vulnerabilities of the postnatal period are combined with the impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic, psychosocial outcomes are likely to be affected. Specifically, we …

The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced many aspects of life, including women's
pregnancy, birth and postnatal period. Due to physically and immunologically adaptive …

Background Pregnancy is a period of elevated risk for mental health difficulties, which are
likely exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to understand the impact of …

Background Risk factors for poor maternal perinatal mental health include a previous mental
health diagnosis, reduced access to perinatal services, economic concerns and decreased …

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spread across Canada in March 2020, provinces
imposed restrictions. These changes impacted how pregnant individuals received prenatal …