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The Impacts of Prenatal Mental Health Issues on Birth Outcomes during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review

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  • Tianqi Zhao

    (School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada)

  • Hanxiao Zuo

    (School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada)

  • Sandra M. Campbell

    (School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada)

  • Gian S. Jhangri

    (School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada)

  • Keith S. Dobson

    (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada)

  • Jessica Yijia Li

    (Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada)

  • Shahirose S. Premji

    (School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada)

  • Fangbiao Tao

    (Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230038, China)

  • Beibei Zhu

    (Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230038, China)

  • Shelby S. Yamamoto

    (School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9, Canada)

Abstract

Background: The severity of the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to exacerbate mental health problems during the prenatal period and increase the risk of adverse birth outcomes. This review assessed the published literature related to the impacts of prenatal mental health issues on birth outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This scoping review was conducted using PROSPERO, Cochrane Library, OVID Medline, Ovid EMBASE, OVID PsycInfo, EBSCO CINAHL, and SCOPUS. The search was conducted using controlled vocabulary and keywords representing the concepts “COVID19”, “mental health” and “birth outcomes”. The main inclusion criteria were peer-reviewed published articles from late 2019 to the end of July 2021. Results and Discussion: After removing duplicates, 642 articles were identified, of which two full texts were included for analysis. Both articles highlighted that pregnant women have experienced increasing prenatal mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic and, further, increased the risk of developing adverse births. This scoping review highlighted that there is a lack of research on the impact of prenatal mental health issues on birth outcomes during the pandemic. Conclusion: Given the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and the burdens of prenatal mental health issues and adverse birth outcomes, there is an urgent need to conduct further research.

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  • Tianqi Zhao & Hanxiao Zuo & Sandra M. Campbell & Gian S. Jhangri & Keith S. Dobson & Jessica Yijia Li & Shahirose S. Premji & Fangbiao Tao & Beibei Zhu & Shelby S. Yamamoto, 2022. "The Impacts of Prenatal Mental Health Issues on Birth Outcomes during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(13), pages 1-10, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:13:p:7670-:d:845691
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    1. Urszula Nowacka & Szymon Kozlowski & Marcin Januszewski & Janusz Sierdzinski & Artur Jakimiuk & Tadeusz Issat, 2021. "COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Anxiety in Pregnant Women," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(14), pages 1-10, July.
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