de Paula AJ, Condeles PC, da Silva JA, dos Santos LM, Fonseca LMM, Ruiz MT, Wernet M. Fear of COVID-19 when experiencing pregnancy or childbirth in the pandemic: what are the associated factors?
Rev Bras Enferm 2023;
76Suppl 2:e20220755. [PMID:
38088656 PMCID:
PMC10704700 DOI:
10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0755]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
to identify factors associated with fear of COVID-19 among women who experienced pregnancy or childbirth during the pandemic.
METHODS
a cross-sectional study, nested within a prospective cohort, using an online survey, from August 2021 to February 2022, based on descriptive data analysis.
RESULTS
of the 431 participants, 52.8% were postpartum women and 20.1% were pregnant women. With regard to fear of COVID-19, a mean score of 20.46 was obtained (moderate fear). The highest fear scores were present in women whose newborns were admitted to hospital in neonatal critical units (p=0.032), and the lowest among those covered by supplementary health (insurance) (p=0.016).
CONCLUSION
among pregnant and postpartum women, high fear of COVID-19 translated into the possibility of having newborns admitted to hospital in a critical unit. The importance of supporting actions to support pregnant/postpartum women's mental health in relation to COVID-19 or other threats that may influence the neonatal outcome stands out.
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