ArticleCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2021
Key concerns among pregnant individuals during the pandemic: Online cross-sectional survey.
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- Living with risk and uncertainty: a qualitative phenomenological study of women's pregnancy and postpartum experiences in Saskatchewan during COVID-19.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Pandemic Babies: Developmental Outcomes in Preschool-Aged Children Born During the COVID-19 Era.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Evaluation of a Canadian social media platform for communicating perinatal health information during a pandemic.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- Recreating the village: the patient experience with a hybrid model of Group Perinatal Care (GPPC) in an academic family health team.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine common sources of concern among pregnant individuals during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
designA cross-sectional, open, online electronic survey from May 9, 2020, to June 14, 2020.
settingElectronic survey open internationally and advertised through Canadian-based social media platforms.
participantsEligible participants understood English and had been pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic (ie, were pregnant at the time of survey completion or had delivered an infant on or after March 11, 2020).
main outcome measuresPotential sources of concern related to the pandemic, calculated as the proportion of participants who endorsed each concern among those for whom the concern was relevant. Differences in the proportion of individuals endorsing each concern were compared by parity using modified Poisson regression. Frequency of concerns was examined in terms of level of distress, as per the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6), using multivariable linear regression.
resultsOut of 1477 participants, 87.3% were Canadian. Top concerns included the following: hospital policies related to support persons during labour (80.9%), not being able to introduce the baby to family and friends (80.1%), and developing COVID-19 while pregnant (79.2%). Primiparous participants were more likely than multiparous participants to be concerned about accessing in-person prenatal classes (51.5% vs 13.3%; relative risk = 3.88; 95% CI 2.02 to 4.98) and cancellation of hospital tours (35.0% vs 5.6%, relative risk = 6.26; 95% CI 4.25 to 9.20), among other concerns. The mean (SD) K6 score was 6.7 (3.8) within the moderate to high distress range. Number of concerns reported was associated with K6 score in both primiparous (β = 0.24; 95% CI 0.20 to 0.29;
conclusionPregnant individuals have unique concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic and the findings indicate the importance of targeted support strategies to meet the particular needs of both primiparous and multiparous pregnant individuals.
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