Changes in social support of pregnant and postnatal mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Zhou, J.; Havens, Kathryn L.; Starnes, Catherine P.; Pickering, Trevor A.; Brito, Natalie H.; Hendrix, Cassandra L.; Thomason, Moriah E.; Vatalaro, Tessa; Smith, Beth A.

doi:10.1016/j.midw.2021.103162

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“…Our main findings on more isolation/quarantine related to COVID-19 among pregnant women (might be in part due to higher percentage of pregnant women in households with children, whom might have higher exposure in childcare settings or school), and fewer social contacts than non-pregnant individuals are in line with those found in previous studies. During the pandemic, pregnant women had been demonstrated to meet their social support needs mostly through virtual means, with only approximately one in five meeting with someone in-person [ 25 , 26 ]. Our understanding of how digital communication technology to attenuate people’s sense of isolation and loneliness remains, however, limited [ 27 ].…”

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Pregnancy during COVID-19: social contact patterns and vaccine coverage of pregnant women from CoMix in 19 European countries

Wong

Gimma²,

Paixão³

et al. 2022

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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Background Evidence and advice for pregnant women evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic. We studied social contact behaviour and vaccine uptake in pregnant women between March 2020 and September 2021 in 19 European countries. Methods In each country, repeated online survey data were collected from a panel of nationally-representative participants. We calculated the adjusted mean number of contacts reported with an individual-level generalized additive mixed model, modelled using the negative binomial distribution and a log link function. Mean proportion of people in isolation or quarantine, and vaccination coverage by pregnancy status and gender were calculated using a clustered bootstrap. Findings We recorded 4,129 observations from 1,041 pregnant women, and 115,359 observations from 29,860 non-pregnant individuals aged 18–49. Pregnant women made slightly fewer contacts (3.6, 95%CI = 3.5–3.7) than non-pregnant women (4.0, 95%CI = 3.9–4.0), driven by fewer work contacts but marginally more contacts in non-essential social settings. Approximately 15–20% pregnant and 5% of non-pregnant individuals reported to be in isolation and quarantine for large parts of the study period. COVID-19 vaccine coverage was higher in pregnant women than in non-pregnant women between January and April 2021. Since May 2021, vaccination in non-pregnant women began to increase and surpassed that in pregnant women. Interpretation Limited social contact to avoid pathogen exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenge to many, especially women going through pregnancy. More recognition of maternal social support desire is needed in the ongoing pandemic. As COVID-19 vaccination continues to remain an important pillar of outbreak response, strategies to promote correct information can provide reassurance and facilitate informed pregnancy vaccine decisions in this vulnerable group.

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Pregnancy during COVID-19: social contact patterns and vaccine coverage of pregnant women from CoMix in 19 European countries

Wong

Gimma²,

Paixão³

et al. 2022

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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“…The population of postpartum mothers in Gatot Soebroto Hospital is 35 people. The sampling technique is nonprobability sampling with total sampling so that the sample is taken throughout the population (Zhou et al, 2021;Mulyani et al, 2017;Brockington, 2004). Analysis data of chi-square test.…”

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effect of anxiety on the smooth production of breast milk in postpartum mother in COVID-19 pandemic

Jayanti

Yulianti

2022

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The COVID-19 pandemic makes mothers who are about postpartum experience anxiety from mild to moderate such as fear in the crowd and confine themselves at home. So that it affects the production of breast milk of postpartum mothers, due to the increase in cortisol makes the inhibition of the transportation of the hormone oxytocin in its secretion so that the production of breast milk is inhibited. To identify the influence of anxiety on the smooth production of breast milk in mothers in the COVID-19 pandemic at RSPAD Gatot Soebroto. This type of research is an analytic survey using a cross-sectional design. The sample was a postpartum mother on the 2nd Floor of PIS RSPAD Gatot Soebroto numbered 35 people. Analyze the data using Chi-Square. There is an influence of COVID-19 pandemic anxiety on the production of postpartum mothers' breast milk (p-value: 0.000 < ? : 0.05). It is recommended for postpartum mothers to always think positively and seek information about health, especially COVID-19, or do relaxation so as not to worry.

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“…There is a two-part explanation for this phenomenon. First, the most extreme social isolation and distancing measures were instituted to minimize postpartum women's social circles with their friends and signi cant others in the hardest-hit spots [44]. Second, the highest exposure to COVID-19 may result in stronger feeling of loneliness and repetitive negative thinking [45,46], making it di cult for postpartum women to perceive support from friends, signi cant others and even family members.…”

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Postpartum Depressive Symptoms, Perceived Social Support and Their Associations of Women Under Different COVID-19 Pandemic Severities: Analysis of A Chinese Nationwide Multicenter Study

Huang

Chen

et al. 2022

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Background The evidence for associations of mental health with COVID-19 pandemic severity is scarce in postpartum women. We aimed to investigate the associations of postpartum depressive symptoms (PDS), perceived social support (PSS) with COVID-19 pandemic severity, respectively, and to explore the associations between PSS and PDS under different pandemic severities. Methods This was a nationwide multicenter study. An online survey was launched from January 23 through February 29, 2020 in mainland China. Participants’ PDS and PSS were measured by Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, respectively. Results The final sample consisted of 452 participants from 19 hospitals in 19 provinces/municipalities of mainland China. After covariate adjustment, women in Hubei Province experienced higher PDS levels than those in moderate (β coefficient = − 3.883, p = 0.001) and high (β coefficient = − 3.760, p = 0.005) pandemic severity; women in moderate pandemic severity reported higher PSS levels not only than those in high (β coefficient = − 4.947, p = 0.008) pandemic severity and Hubei Province (β coefficient = − 6.480, p = 0.049), but also than low (β coefficient = − 7.428, p = 0.005) pandemic severity. Also, no significant associations were found between PSS and pandemic severity for women with moderate-to-severe PDS (p > 0.05). There were significantly negative associations between PSS and PDS for women under low (OR = 0.837, p = 0.039), moderate (OR = 0.919, p < 0.001), and high (OR = 0.951, p = 0.012) pandemic severity, and no significant association between PSS and PDS was observed in Hubei Province after covariate adjustment (p > 0.05). Conclusion Women in Hubei Province experienced higher PDS levels than those in moderate and high pandemic severity. Women in moderate pandemic severity reported higher PSS levels not only than those in high pandemic severity and Hubei Province, but also than low pandemic severity, and no associations were found between PSS and pandemic severity for women with moderate-to-severe PDS. There were negative associations between PSS and PDS for women in low, moderate and high pandemic severity, but no association between PSS and PDS of women in Hubei Province.

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Changes in social support of pregnant and postnatal mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 63 publications

References 36 publications

Pregnancy during COVID-19: social contact patterns and vaccine coverage of pregnant women from CoMix in 19 European countries

Pregnancy during COVID-19: social contact patterns and vaccine coverage of pregnant women from CoMix in 19 European countries

effect of anxiety on the smooth production of breast milk in postpartum mother in COVID-19 pandemic

Postpartum Depressive Symptoms, Perceived Social Support and Their Associations of Women Under Different COVID-19 Pandemic Severities: Analysis of A Chinese Nationwide Multicenter Study

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