Psychiatric News (3/14) provides coverage of new research comprising 318 women highlighting “some of the impact that worries about COVID-19 may have had on the mental health of women and their offspring.” Researchers observed that “COVID-19-related stress was significantly associated with maternal postpartum distress, depression, and GAD [general anxiety disorder] as well as infant negative affectivity, even when controlling for COVID-19 risk reported during the pandemic.” The findings were published online March 14 in JAMA Network Open.
Related Links:
— “COVID-19 Stress During Pregnancy Associated With Worse Postpartum Outcomes, Psychiatric News, March 14, 2023