Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Int J Psychol. 2022 Feb;57(1):146-152. doi: 10.1002/ijop.12806. Epub 2021 Sep 1.
The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent lockdown represent risk factors for the mental health of pregnant women. We explored the impact of COVID-19 restriction policies on psychological health, analysing the predictive role of social support on maternal wellbeing. A total of 212 pregnant women recruited from two public hospitals in Italy were divided into two groups: (a) a pre-COVID-19 group composed of 141 expectant women (mean age = 34.6; SD = 4.3) at their third trimester before the national lockdown period; (b) a COVID-19 group composed of 71 pregnant women (mean age = 33.3; SD = 4.5) at their third trimester during the COVID-19 national lockdown. Participants completed two self-report questionnaires: the Profile of Mood States and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Moreover, the COVID-19 group was asked to respond to an open question concerning worries about their pregnancies and COVID-19. Results showed that pregnant women during COVID-19 presented higher anxiety, depression and hostility, and lower vigour, than the pre-COVID-19 group. The main concerns were related to the effect of hospital restriction policies on childbirth and fears of contracting COVID-19. Perceived partner social support represented a protective factor only for the pre-COVID-19 women. Limitations, strengths, and theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.
COVID-19 大流行和随之而来的封锁对孕妇的心理健康构成了风险因素。我们探讨了 COVID-19 限制政策对心理健康的影响，分析了社会支持对产妇幸福的预测作用。共有 212 名孕妇从意大利的两家公立医院招募，分为两组：(a) 新冠疫情前组，由 141 名孕妇组成（平均年龄 34.6；SD=4.3），在全国封锁前处于第三个孕期；(b) 新冠疫情组，由 71 名孕妇组成（平均年龄 33.3；SD=4.5），在 COVID-19 全国封锁期间处于第三个孕期。参与者完成了两份自我报告问卷：心境状态问卷和多维感知社会支持量表。此外，要求新冠疫情组回答一个关于他们对怀孕和 COVID-19 的担忧的开放性问题。结果表明，与新冠疫情前组相比，新冠疫情期间的孕妇表现出更高的焦虑、抑郁和敌意，以及更低的活力。主要关注点与医院限制政策对分娩的影响以及对感染 COVID-19 的恐惧有关。感知到的伴侣社会支持仅对新冠疫情前组的女性是一个保护因素。讨论了限制、优势、理论和临床意义。
