experience of midwife in delivering the midwifery care of mental illness of pregnant women and post-partum during the pandemic of COVID-19

Abstract

Background: The emergence of the pandemic COVID-19 rises a negative effect that can be danger for mental health generally, mainly for pregnant women and postpartum, although various evidence shows the increasing of mental problem which are various but significant among general population and susceptible group. Antenatal depression is one of types of anxiety in pregnant women that have a negative effect for mother’s and foetus’ health and believed that some of postpartum depression is started during pregnancy. Aim: explore the experience of midwife in delivering midwifery care of mental illness of pregnant women and postpartum during the pandemic Covid-19. Method: Scoping Review having aim to identify knowledge gap, determine the research schedule, identify implication to make decision and exploration broadly through available evidence by mapping the concept that bases the research, source of evidence and types of evidence that is available. Framework is conducted by identifying the research question through PICO and identifying the relevant study through Scopus, Willey, Science Direct and PubMed. Study article selection used Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for Scoping Review (PRISMA-ScR). Result: a good qualitative study is a study that has good quality and indexed Scopus.