Feeling isolated and missing family, some new mothers face postnatal anxiety during Covid-19 pandemicDr Cornelia Chee, head and senior consultant of the department of psychological medicine at the National University Hospital, said that anecdotally, the hospital has seen an increase in postnatal anxiety rather than postnatal depression. — Picture by NataliaDeriabina/IStock.com via AFP
However, the 37-year-old’s best laid plans went awry as travel restrictions and lockdowns were gradually imposed across the world to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus that has killed close to 160,000 people worldwide. Chen is one of the many new mothers who have given birth in the midst of extraordinary circumstances due to Covid-19.
“Being a new mum is already quite stressful This Covid-19 situation adds more stress to that,” she said.Some of these parents interviewed by TODAY recounted similar experiences as Chen’s, while others said that their caregiving arrangements have been disrupted now that they cannot meet family members who do not live with them.
“It’s not easy. There’s plenty of things to learn and it’s just hard to manage a very young infant without help from my own family members.”“Family support is what I miss the most. Yes, there is technology, but it is still different from having people at home with you. It feels like my confinement has been extended from January,” she added.
The agency also received many last-minute enquiries to book nannies because a number of mothers had freelance nannies or nannies hired from another agency who were unable to enter Singapore after Malaysia’s lockdown.New restrictions at clinics and hospitals — where only one parent can accompany the child for appointments — have left new mothers fumbling as they learn the ropes on how to handle their infant’s needs.
“It appears that some hospital lactation support departments have been marked as a non-essential service. To help new mothers during this period, Assoc Prof Chen said that the clinical team at KKH has been actively contacting its patients who are just about to deliver or have just given birth, particularly those who have little family support or postpartum assistance.
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