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

Jéssica Gorrão Lopes Albertini, Gláucia Rosana Guerra Benute, Maria de Lourdes Brizot, Stela Verzinhasse Peres, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco and Marco Aurélio Knippel Galletta ()
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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

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 4, 1-15

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.

Keywords: post-traumatic stress disorder; COVID-19; pregnant women; state-trait anxiety; routine changes; health behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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