2022
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192114246
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Traumatic Childbirth and Birth-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Cohort Study

Abstract: Background: Birth-related post-traumatic stress disorder occurs in 4.7% of mothers. No previous study focusing precisely on the stress factors related to the COVID-19 pandemic regarding this important public mental health issue has been conducted. However, the stress load brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic could have influenced this risk. Methods: We aimed to estimate the prevalence of traumatic childbirth and birth-related PTSD and to analyze the risk and protective factors involved, including the risk fa… Show more

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“…The original aim of our research was to describe the prevalence of traumatic childbirth and CB-PTSD at one month postpartum in a prospective cohort of women who delivered at our hospital, and these data were previously published [10]. Because our initial study was conducted during the pandemic, we proposed an ad hoc objective to compare the mental health outcomes among women who delivered a live baby, according to their positive/negative status for SARS-CoV-2 [10].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The original aim of our research was to describe the prevalence of traumatic childbirth and CB-PTSD at one month postpartum in a prospective cohort of women who delivered at our hospital, and these data were previously published [10]. Because our initial study was conducted during the pandemic, we proposed an ad hoc objective to compare the mental health outcomes among women who delivered a live baby, according to their positive/negative status for SARS-CoV-2 [10].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%