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Maternal mental health and coping during the COVID‐19 lockdown in the UK: Data from the COVID‐19 New Mum Study
OBJECTIVE: To assess how mothers are feeling and coping during lockdown, and to identify the potential pathways that can assist them. METHODS: A descriptive analysis of maternal mental health, coping, support, activities, lockdown consequences was conducted. Women living in the UK with an infant age...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9087547/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32979272 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13397 |
Sumario: | OBJECTIVE: To assess how mothers are feeling and coping during lockdown, and to identify the potential pathways that can assist them. METHODS: A descriptive analysis of maternal mental health, coping, support, activities, lockdown consequences was conducted. Women living in the UK with an infant aged ≤12 months completed an online survey. Linear regression was used to identify predictors of maternal mental health and coping. RESULTS: A majority of the 1329 participants reported feeling down (56%), lonely (59%), irritable (62%), and worried (71%) to some extent since lockdown began, but 70% felt able to cope. Support with her own health (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.004–0.235), contacting infant support groups (95% CI −0.003 to 0.252), and higher gestational age of the infant (95% CI 0.000–0.063) predicted better mental health. Travelling for work (95% CI −0.680 to −0.121), the impact of lockdown on the ability to afford food (95% CI −1.202 to −0.177), and having an income <£30 000 (95% CI −0.475 to −0.042) predicted poorer mental health. Support with her own health and more equal division of household chores were associated with better coping. CONCLUSION: There is a need to assess maternal mental health and identify prevention strategies for mothers during lockdown. |
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