@misc{10481/70204,
year = {2021},
month = {6},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/70204},
abstract = {Objective: To compare the postpartum psychopathological symptoms of women who
gave birth before the pandemic with those who gave birth during the pandemic.
Methods: A total of 212 women participated in the study, of which 96 gave birth
before the pandemic and 116 during the pandemic. Psychopathological symptoms,
postpartum depression, perceived stress, and resilience were evaluated.
Results: Women who gave birth during the pandemic had higher scores on somatization,
obsessions and compulsions, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility,
phobic anxiety, and psychoticism. In addition, perceived stress was the common
predictor of an increase in these symptoms.
Conclusion: Postpartum is a complicated period in a woman's life. Many psychological
adaptations take place and women may be subject to psychological alterations during
this period. In addition, women who gave birth during the COVID-19
crisis may show
greater psychological vulnerability, due to the specific situation experienced during
the pandemic. The COVID-19
pandemic may have played a role in the increase in psychopathological
symptoms after childbirth. Detecting possible symptoms postpartum
plays a crucial role, because it allows intervening and preventing the development of
psychopathologies.},
organization = {Ministry of Economy, Knowledge, Business and University of the Junta de Andalucia	A-CTS-229-UGR18},
organization = {European Commission},
organization = {Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities	18/00617},
publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell Publishing},
keywords = {Anxiety},
keywords = {COVID-19},
keywords = {Depression},
keywords = {Postpartum},
keywords = {Psychopathology},
keywords = {Stress},
title = {Giving birth during a pandemic: From elation to psychopathology},
doi = {10.1002/ijgo.13803},
author = {Puertas González, José Antonio and Mariño Narváez, Carolina and Romero González, Borja and Peralta Ramírez, María Isabel},
}