Clinical Depression

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Publications

• Review Article   
  COVID Related Psychological Well-being among Pregnant Mother: A Systematic Review of Recent Evidence
  Author(s): Sahar Raza and Samia Amin*
  
  Pregnancy and the postpartum period are known to have increased vulnerability to psychological disorders. This article aimed to reveal the psychological impacts of pregnancy in the current COVID-19 pandemic. PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and CINAHL databases were searched to include studies between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2021. Two reviewers screened all studies and narrative data synthesis was conducted. This review analysed four studies, which involved a total of 1,742 pregnant mothers with diverse locations globally. Reports suggest that COVID-19 impacted differently on pregnant mothers, which in turn leads to distinctive psychological outcomes such as depression, anxiety, and thoughts of self-harm. Data for all studies were collected from early 2020; such preliminary results highlight the need for further research into the impacts of such maternal psycho.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2572-0791.1000134.08.15

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