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Psychiatria Danubina, Vol. 33 No. suppl 9, 2021.

Conference paper

ANTEPARTUM DISTRESS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Agata Di Buo ; Department of Psychiatry, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Patrizia Moretti ; Department of Psychiatry, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Giulia Menculini ; Department of Psychiatry, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Agnese Minuti ; Department of Psychiatry, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Eleonora Valentini ; Department of Psychiatry, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Ilaria Cerasoli ; Department of Psychiatry, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Niccolo Mancini ; Department of Psychiatry, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Benedetta Moro ; School of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Sara Radici ; Department of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Obstetrics and Gynecology, S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Sandro Gerli ; Department of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Obstetrics and Gynecology, S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Alfonso Tortorella ; Department of Psychiatry, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

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Abstract

Background: The present study investigates the impact of the Coronavirus diseases 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic on the subjective
experience of pregnant women, as well as the impact of the pandemic on this population in terms of psychopathological correlates.
Subjects and methods: Pregnant women referring to the Section of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the General Hospital of
Perugia, Italy, were recruited from 1st May, 2021 to 15th June, 2021. Socio-demographic and clinical data was collected, as well as
information regarding the Covid-19 pandemic impact on the subjective experience of pregnancy. Psychopathology was evaluated by
means of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Form Y (STAI-Y), the Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90) and the Prenatal Distress Measure
(Pre-DM). Descriptive analyses were performed. Significant associations between distress symptoms and the collected
sociodemographic and clinical variables were assessed by using the Pearson correlation (p<0.05).
Results: 25 women were included in the study. Among these, 18 (72%) reported that the Covid-19 pandemic negatively impacted
their experience of pregnancy. Were detected an average Pre-DM total score of 7.28±4.33 and an average state anxiety scale value
of 35.56+-9.21 and an average trait anxiety scale value of 34.04+-7.44 at the STAI-Y. A global severity index > 1 at SCL-90 was
detected in 8.3% of the sample.
Conclusions: The identification of antepartum distress and the early treatment of perinatal psychopathology represent a priority
during the Covid-19 pandemic era.

Keywords

pregnancy; perinatal psychiatry; antepartum distress; COVID-19 pandemic

Hrčak ID:

274189

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/274189

Publication date:

16.9.2021.

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