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Risk factors for depression and anxiety in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from meta-analysis

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  • Yupeng Luo
  • Kui Zhang
  • Mengxue Huang
  • Changjian Qiu

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Background: The prevalence of anxiety and depression in pregnant women has significantly increased after the spread of COVID-19 throughout the world. We carried out this meta-analysis to reveal the information about risk factors for depression and anxiety in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We searched the PubMed, Embase and CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure) databases for all articles. The odds ratio (OR) corresponding to the 95% confidence interval (95% CI) was used to assess the risk factors for mental health. The statistical heterogeneity among studies was assessed with the Q-test and I2 statistics. Results: We collected 17 studies including 15,050 pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results found that factors including decrease in the perception of general support and difficulties in household finances have damage effects on anxiety, and factors including undereducated, unemployed during pregnancy, with a chronic physical illness before pregnancy, decrease in the perception of general support, difficulties in household finances, disobey the isolation rules, and smoking during pregnancy have increased risk of depression. Conclusion: Our meta-analysis revealed some risk factors for mental health in pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health interventions in pregnant women may involve targeted methods individually.

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  • Yupeng Luo & Kui Zhang & Mengxue Huang & Changjian Qiu, 2022. "Risk factors for depression and anxiety in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from meta-analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(3), pages 1-13, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0265021
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265021
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    1. Giulia Gizzi & Claudia Mazzeschi & Elisa Delvecchio & Tommaso Beccari & Elisabetta Albi, 2022. "Possible Stress–Neuroendocrine System–Psychological Symptoms Relationship in Pregnant Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-13, September.
    2. Ma. Asunción Lara & Laura Navarrete & Erica Medina & Pamela Patiño & Marcela Tiburcio, 2023. "Impact of Facebook on Social Support and Emotional Wellbeing in Perinatal Women during Three Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mexico: A Descriptive Qualitative Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-17, January.

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