University of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery, Selimiye District, Tıbbiye St. No:38, 34668 Üsküdar, Turkey.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2023 Apr;27(4):65-72. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2023/v27i4.7.
Studies on perinatal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic are limited. Maternal anxiety and depression during pregnancy can have negative effects on maternal and child health outcomes. I therefore aimed to determine the risk of anxiety and depression in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey. The data were collected from pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic between May and July 2020. In total, 164 pregnant women were recruited via social media (Facebook and Instagram) to complete an online survey. A personal information form and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were used as data collection tools. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Mann-Whitney U test, and the Kruskal-Wallis H test. I determined that pregnant women were at risk of anxiety (36%) and depression (73.8%) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The risk of depression was higher among the pregnant women who had a postgraduate education, worked during pregnancy, and had migrated within the previous 10 years compared to the other groups, while the risk of anxiety was higher in the age group 26-35 years and among unemployed pregnant women compared to the other groups. The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a significant risk of anxiety and depression among pregnant women. Reducing the dangerous effects of COVID-19 on mental health is a perinatal health priority.
关于 COVID-19 大流行期间围产期心理健康的研究有限。孕妇在怀孕期间的焦虑和抑郁会对母婴健康结局产生负面影响。因此，我旨在确定 COVID-19 大流行期间土耳其孕妇焦虑和抑郁的风险。该数据是在 2020 年 5 月至 7 月期间通过社交媒体（脸书和 Instagram）收集的，共招募了 164 名孕妇完成在线调查。使用个人信息表和医院焦虑和抑郁量表作为数据收集工具。使用描述性统计、Mann-Whitney U 检验和 Kruskal-Wallis H 检验对数据进行分析。我确定 COVID-19 大流行期间孕妇有焦虑（36%）和抑郁（73.8%）的风险。与其他组相比，具有研究生学历、怀孕期间工作以及在过去 10 年内移民的孕妇患抑郁症的风险更高，而 26-35 岁年龄组和失业孕妇患焦虑症的风险更高。COVID-19 大流行与孕妇焦虑和抑郁的显著风险相关。减少 COVID-19 对心理健康的危险影响是围产期健康的重点。
