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ArticleBMC public health2023

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal mental health, early childhood development, and parental practices: a global scoping review.

Ana Luiza Penna, Camila Machado de Aquino, Maria Suelly Nogueira Pinheiro, Rodrigo Leão Ferreira do Nascimento, Simone Farias-Antúnez, David Augusto Batista Sá Araújo, Carol Mita, Marcia Maria Tavares Machado, Marcia C Castro

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Article in BMC public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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34citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
21.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Ana Luiza PennaDepartment of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA. anapenna@g.harvard.edu.
Camila Machado de AquinoDepartment of Community Health, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Maria Suelly Nogueira PinheiroDepartment of Community Health, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Rodrigo Leão Ferreira do NascimentoPontifical Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Simone Farias-AntúnezDepartment of Health Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Araranguá, Brazil.
David Augusto Batista Sá AraújoDepartment of Community Health, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Carol MitaCountway Library, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Marcia Maria Tavares MachadoDepartment of Community Health, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Marcia C CastroDepartment of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA.
Universidade Federal do Ceará · BRHarvard Global Health Institute · USBoston Public Library · USPontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro · BRUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina · BR

Funding

Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal 077.2021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn March 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), generating stark economic and social repercussions that directly or indirectly affected families' wellbeing and health status.

aimsThis review aims at mapping the existing evidence on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal mental health, early childhood development, and parental practices, worldwide, to identify evidence gaps and better inform future delivery of care and health policy measures.

methodsFollowing the protocol defined by PRISMA-ScR, this scoping review has searched for relevant studies published between January 2020 and June 2021, selecting evidence sources based on pre-established criteria. From a total of 2,308 articles, data were extracted from 537 publications from 35 countries on all three health domains.

resultsThe combined stressors brought forth by the pandemic have exerted a heavy burden on the mental health of mothers and the development of young children, partly mediated by its impact on parental practices.

conclusionsDespite remaining gaps, we have identified sufficient evidence pointing to an urgent need for more concerted global research efforts and rapid policy responses to timely address severe and pervasive negative impacts to the mental health of mothers and children at a key developmental stage.

Indexed as

COVID-19ChildChild, PreschoolDisease OutbreaksFemaleHumansMental HealthMothersPandemicsCOVID-19Early childhood developmentMaternal mental healthParenting practicesReview

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PMID36823592
PMCPMC9950022
OpenAlexW4321605262

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