September 30, 2020

Maternal Mental Health and Coping during the COVID‐19 Lockdown in the UK: Data from the COVID‐19 New Mum Study

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Mental Health and Personal Impact

Keywords (Tags): candidate, mental health, mental health personal impact, report, summarize

• Among surveyed women living in the UK with an infant aged ≤12 months (n=1,329), a majority reported feeling down (56%), lonely (59%), irritable (62%), and worried (71%) since the beginning of lockdown, but 70% felt able to cope. Having support with her own health, contacting infant support groups, and higher gestational age of the infant were associated with better mental health, while travelling for work, lockdown effects on ability to afford food, and having an annual income less than £30,000 were associated with poorer mental health.

Dib et al. (Sept 26, 2020). Maternal Mental Health and Coping during the COVID‐19 Lockdown in the UK: Data from the COVID‐19 New Mum Study. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13397