Base Hospital, Pottuvil, Sri Lanka.
Castle Street Hospital for Women, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
BMC Res Notes. 2022 Jan 5;15(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s13104-021-05893-1.
To study the change in trend of antenatal mental health and associated factors among a cohort of pregnant women during the second wave of COVID-19 using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Previous study using the same scale, during the first wave reported a higher prevalence of anxiety and depression.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out at the two large maternity hospitals in Colombo, Sri Lanka: Castle Street Hospital for Women (CSHW) and De Soysa Hospital for Women (DSHW). Consecutively recruited 311 women were studied. Out of which, 272 (87.5%) were having uncomplicated pregnancies at the time of the survey and 106 (34.1%) were either anxious, depressed, or both. Prevalence of anxiety was 17.0% and depression 27.0%. Overall, continuing COVID-19 pandemic increased antenatal anxiety and depression. The trend was to aggravate depression more intensively compared to anxiety in this cohort of women studied. Special support is needed for pregnant mothers during infectious epidemics taking more attention to antenatal depression.
使用医院焦虑和抑郁量表（HADS）研究 COVID-19 第二波期间孕妇队列中产前心理健康趋势的变化及其相关因素。先前使用相同量表的研究在第一波中报告了更高的焦虑和抑郁发生率。
在斯里兰卡科伦坡的两家大型妇产医院（Castle Street Hospital for Women [CSHW] 和 De Soysa Hospital for Women [DSHW]）进行了一项描述性的横断面研究。共招募了 311 名妇女进行研究。其中，272 名（87.5%）在调查时妊娠无并发症，106 名（34.1%）为焦虑、抑郁或两者兼有。焦虑的患病率为 17.0%，抑郁的患病率为 27.0%。总体而言，持续的 COVID-19 大流行增加了产前焦虑和抑郁。与焦虑相比，在本研究队列中，抑郁的趋势更为严重。在传染病流行期间，需要为孕妇提供特别支持，更加关注产前抑郁。
