The Impact of Covid-19 on Maternal Health

Quantitative Data Related to Risk and Protective Factors Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Puerto Rico

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ID15475207
AuthorsIrene Lafarga Previdi (0000-0001-5647-975X, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, corresponding author), Nobel Hernández Otero (University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus), Ana Guzzi Vasques (University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus), Ishwara Ayala (Northeastern University), Génesis Alvelo Colon (Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan 00921, Puerto Rico), Gustavo A Colon (University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus), Natacha Guilloty (Northeastern University), Jessica Medina (Northeastern University), Marielane Cancel-Garcia (0009-0000-8767-3483, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus), José Cordero (University of Georgia), Jose F Cordero (0000-0002-0564-6391, University of Georgia), Akram N Alshawabkeh (0000-0001-5243-4087, Northeastern University), Carmen Vélez Vega (University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus)
Year2025
Volume22
Issue2
Pages141-141
Publication date2025-01-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph22020141
PMID40003367
OpenAlexW4406705722
LanguageEN
References cited13

COVID-19 restrictions changed initial plans for baby showers, births, and childcare, and impacted the participants' mental health. Physical distance measures have resulted in isolation and stress. We expect these findings to lead to developing interventions for community health centers and parents/caretakers in Puerto Rico

Cohort · Cohort study · Coping (psychology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Mental health · Pandemic · Population · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Social isolation · Social support · COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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