New Study Confirms Being Pregnant During A Pandemic Sucks

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Nearly 70% of expectant women have experienced distress during COVID — and they're still not getting the support they need.

A new study suggests a majority of pregnant women have dealt with feelings of distress during the pandemic.has put significant stress on pregnant women, according to a study published Tuesday. It shows nearly 70% of women have grappled with at least moderate levels of distress during the pandemic, and 20% have experienced symptoms of depression.

The research offers more evidence of just how distressing the coronavirus pandemic has been for moms — and the continued need to better support pregnant women as it drags on.“The high levels of distress highlight the importance of considering mental health centrally in supports for this population,” study author Dr. Tali Bogler, a family physician and chair of family medicine obstetrics at St. Michael’s Hospital of Unity Health Toronto, said in a statement.

The top concerns were hospital policies around who was able to be in the room with them during labor, not being able to introduce their new baby to friends and family, getting sick with COVID-19 during pregnancy, not being able to reach out to family and friends for help during the grueling postpartum period, and conflicting information about COVID during pregnancy and newborns — particularly earlier in the pandemic.

One major limitation of the new study is that there isn’t a survey conducted pre-pandemic with a similar group of women that the authors were able to compare their findings with. The researchers did point to pre-pandemicOther studies from around the world also have also shown just how emotionally taxing the pandemic has been for pregnant women. A

 

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its hard when there is no pandemic. i would be worried sick.

lol Get ready for the law suits.

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