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December 19, 2024Frontiers in Public HealthOpen Access

Depressive and anxiety symptoms in postpartum women after recovery from COVID-19: a questionnaire-based observational study

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CHChia‐Jung HsiehHSHsiu‐Wei SuCLChen‐Yu Lee

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Cross-sectional study finds COVID-19 infection during pregnancy linked to lower postpartum depression symptoms.

Key Points

  • The study aims to investigate the psychological impact of COVID-19 infection on postpartum women regarding depressive and anxiety symptoms.
  • Cross-sectional study conducted at Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan.
  • 113 postpartum women participated, completing self-reported questionnaires (EPDS and GAD-7).
  • Analysis included multivariate linear regression to identify factors associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms.
  • COVID-19 infection during pregnancy correlated with lower EPDS scores (p=0.21).
  • Delivery by expected mode was linked to lower GAD-7 scores.
  • No significant difference found in postpartum anxiety symptoms between groups.

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Hsieh et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a211de5ffa0738687c3c44chttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1417791
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