Giving birth during a pandemic: From elation to psychopathology Puertas González, José Antonio Mariño Narváez, Carolina Romero González, Borja Peralta Ramírez, María Isabel Anxiety COVID-19 Depression Postpartum Psychopathology Stress Ministry of Economy, Knowledge, Business and University of the Junta de Andalucia, Grant/Award Number: A-CTS-229-UGR18; European Regional Development Fund (ERDF); Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, Grant/Award Number: 18/00617 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. 2021-09-14T10:58:28Z 2021-09-14T10:58:28Z 2021-06-29 journal article Puertas-Gonzalez, JA...[et al.]. Giving birth during a pandemic: From elation to psychopathology. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2021; 00: 1– 9. [https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13803] http://hdl.handle.net/10481/70204 10.1002/ijgo.13803 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ open access Atribución 3.0 España Wiley-Blackwell Publishing