Giving birth during the COVID‐19 pandemic: The impact on birth satisfaction and postpartum depression

Objective To understand how giving birth during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic affected women based on birth parameters (gestational age, type of birth and body weight at birth), satisfaction with childbirth, and development of postpartum depression. Methods This is a cross‐section...

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Published in:International journal of gynecology and obstetrics 2021-04, Vol.153 (1), p.83-88
Main Authors: Mariño‐Narvaez, Carolina, Puertas‐Gonzalez, Jose A., Romero‐Gonzalez, Borja, Peralta‐Ramirez, Maria Isabel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
birth satisfaction
childbirth
Clinical
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 - psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Delivery, Obstetric - methods
Delivery, Obstetric - psychology
Delivery, Obstetric - statistics & numerical data
depression
Depression, Postpartum - diagnosis
Depression, Postpartum - epidemiology
Female
Gestational Age
Humans
pandemic
Parturition - psychology
Personal Satisfaction
postpartum
Postpartum Period - psychology
Pregnancy
SARS-CoV-2
Spain - epidemiology
stress
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Stress, Psychological - etiology
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Summary:Objective To understand how giving birth during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic affected women based on birth parameters (gestational age, type of birth and body weight at birth), satisfaction with childbirth, and development of postpartum depression. Methods This is a cross‐sectional study of 162 Spanish women. They were divided into two groups: those who gave birth before the pandemic (n = 82; from September 1, 2019 to March 1, 2020) and during the pandemic (n = 75; from April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2020). They were assessed using psychological instruments for postpartum childbirth satisfaction and postpartum depression. Results It was found that women who gave birth during the pandemic suffered higher levels of stress during childbirth (U = 2652.50; P = 0.040) and gave a worse rating of the quality of care received (U = 2703.50; P = 0.041). In addition, the percentage of postpartum depression was much higher in women who gave birth during the pandemic (χ2 = 4.31; P  = 0.038). Conclusion Giving birth during the COVID‐19 pandemic could have an impact on greater dissatisfaction with childbirth, as well as increasing the risk of postpartum depression. Women who gave birth during the pandemic showed higher dissatisfaction with childbirth and more postpartum depression symptoms than those who gave birth before the pandemic.
ISSN:0020-7292
1879-3479
DOI:10.1002/ijgo.13565