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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Brazilian Pregnant Women at the Beginning of the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic

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  • Jéssica Gorrão Lopes Albertini

    (Disciplina de Obstetrícia, Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil)

  • Gláucia Rosana Guerra Benute

    (Coordination of the Psychology Course, Sao Camilo University Center, São Paulo 04263-200, Brazil)

  • Maria de Lourdes Brizot

    (Disciplina de Obstetrícia, Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil)

  • Stela Verzinhasse Peres

    (Disciplina de Obstetrícia, Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil)

  • Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco

    (Disciplina de Obstetrícia, Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil)

  • Marco Aurélio Knippel Galletta

    (Disciplina de Obstetrícia, Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil)

Abstract

Objective: Analyze the presence of PTSD symptoms and their risk among the pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of pregnant women that received receiving prenatal care at two university hospitals in São Paulo, Brazil, during the COVID-19 pandemic, from April to June 2020. The sociodemographic and health data of the participants and their exposure to individuals suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19 were evaluated. The Impact of Event Scale-Revised and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were used to assess PTSD and anxiety symptoms, respectively. Results: A total of 149 pregnant women were included in this study. The risk of PTSD among the participants was 55.1%. The independent risk factors for PTSD were state anxiety (ORadj = 2.6), trait anxiety (ORadj = 10.7), changes in routine due to the pandemic (ORadj = 4.7) and contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 person (ORadj = 7.1). Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant negative impact on the mental health of pregnant women, more than half of the participants of the present study showed a risk of PTSD, exacerbated by anxiety symptoms and exposure to individuals with a confirmed case of COVID-19.

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  • Jéssica Gorrão Lopes Albertini & Gláucia Rosana Guerra Benute & Maria de Lourdes Brizot & Stela Verzinhasse Peres & Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco & Marco Aurélio Knippel Galletta, 2024. "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Brazilian Pregnant Women at the Beginning of the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(4), pages 1-15, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:21:y:2024:i:4:p:461-:d:1372838
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