Parental experiences with changes in maternity care during the Covid-19 pandemic: a mixed-studies systematic review

JG Lalor, G Sheaf, A Mulligan, M Ohaja, A Clive… - Women and Birth, 2023 - Elsevier
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, pregnant women were identified as a high-risk
and vulnerable group. To reduce risk of transmission, maternity healthcare services were …

Canada's colonial genocide of Indigenous peoples: A review of the psychosocial and neurobiological processes linking trauma and intergenerational outcomes

K Matheson, A Seymour, J Landry, K Ventura… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The policies and actions that were enacted to colonize Indigenous Peoples in Canada have
been described as constituting cultural genocide. When one considers the long-term …

Association of COVID-19 and endemic systemic racism with postpartum anxiety and depression among black birthing individuals

WFM Njoroge, LK White, R Waller, M Forkpa… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The intersection of endemic structural racism and the global health crisis
secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic represents a syndemic, defined as the aggregation of …

Birth Experience, Postpartum PTSD and Depression before and during the Pandemic of COVID-19 in Russia

V Yakupova, A Suarez, A Kharchenko - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of the study is to investigate the changes in the maternal healthcare system during
the pandemic and their associations with maternal mental health in Russia. A sample of …

The impact of perinatal healthcare changes on birth trauma during COVID-19

RM Diamond, A Colaianni - Women and Birth, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Since the onset of COVID-19, giving birth has involved navigating
unprecedented healthcare changes that could significantly impact the psychological birth …

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on UK parent experiences of pregnancy ultrasound scans and parent-fetal bonding: A mixed methods analysis

E Skelton, A Smith, G Harrison, M Rutherford, S Ayers… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Companionship in antenatal care is important for facilitating positive parental
experiences. During the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions on partner attendance at fetal …

“It changed the atmosphere surrounding the baby I did have”: Making sense of reproduction during the COVID‐19 pandemic

KQ Wright - Journal of Marriage and Family, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study examines the schemas that women employed during the COVID‐19
pandemic to make sense of their reproductive desires. Background Existing research on …

Mental health of pregnant and postpartum women during the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A European cross-sectional study

F Tauqeer, M Ceulemans, E Gerbier, A Passier… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To describe the mental health of perinatal women in five European countries
during the third pandemic wave and identify risk factors related to depressive and anxiety …

Antenatal mobile-delivered mindfulness-based intervention to reduce perinatal depression risk and improve obstetric and neonatal outcomes: A randomized …

LL Leng, XC Yin, CLW Chan, SM Ng - Journal of Affective Disorders, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives One in five mothers will experience perinatal depression (PND) during
pregnancy and within their first year following childbirth. Current evidence suggests the short …

From global recommendations to (in) action: A scoping review of the coverage of companion of choice for women during labour and birth

MA Bohren, A Hazfiarini… - PLoS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Women greatly value and benefit from the presence of someone they trust to support them
throughout labour and childbirth ('labour companion of choice'). Labour companionship …