Perinatal depressive and anxiety symptoms of pregnant women along with COVID-19 outbreak in China

On January 20, 2020, a new coronavirus epidemic with “human-to-human” transmission was officially announced by the Chinese government, which caused significant public panic in China. Pregnant women may be particularly vulnerable and in special need for preventative mental health strategies. Thus far, no reports exist to investigate the mental heal th response of pregnant women to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Source: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - May 9, 2020 Category: OBGYN Authors: Yanting Wu, Chen Zhang, Han Liu, Chenchi Duan, Cheng Li, Jianxia Fan, Hong Li, Lei Chen, Hualin Xu, Xiangjuan Li, Yi Guo, Yeping Wang, Xiufeng Li, Jing Li, Ting Zhang, Yiping You, Hongmei Li, Shuangqi Yang, Xiaoling Tao, Yajuan Xu, Haihong Lao, Ming Wen, Tags: Original Research: Obstetrics Source Type: research