The article presents a protocol of a cross-sectional study of mental health of pregnant women in relation to the COVID 19 pandemic. The primary aim is to compare differences in anxiety and depression scores of pregnant women between countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The secondary aim is to assess demographic, economic, and social aspects affecting maternal anxiety and depression scores among pregnant women worldwide in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, investigators will be able to compare differences in perception of the different aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic (social distancing, restrictions related to delivery) between countries and according to the epidemic status (number of infected patients, number of reported deaths). The comparisons will also be done according to COVID-19 status of the participants.
Other: Pandemic control measures
Population of different countries are exposed to different pandemic control measures, and everyday lives of pregnant women are affected on different levels. Investigators will measure influence their influence on mental health.
Inclusion Criteria:
- declaration of being pregnant
- being able to complete the survey in the available languages
- answer the screening questions
- provide informed consent for participation
Exclusion Criteria:
- not providing online informed consent for participation
- if the participant does not click on the submit button at the end of the survey
- not answer all the GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scale questions
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan, United States
University of Medicine Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Sydney, Australia
Charles University
Prague, Czechia
Université de Paris
Paris, France
Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Berlin, Germany
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Meir Medical Center
Kafr Saba, Israel
University of Brescia
Brescia, Italy
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
The Arctic University of Norway
Tromsø, Norway
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz, Poland
Pomeranian Medical University
Szczecin, Poland
Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education
Warsaw, Poland
11. Fundación Para la Investigación y el Desarrollode la Medicina Materno-Fetal y Neonatal "iMaterna"
Madrid, Spain
Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden
Taiji Clinic
Taipei, Taiwan
Anna Kajdy, MD, PhD
+48663769515
akajdy@cmkp.edu.pl
Dorota Sys, PhD
+48222559918
dsys@cmkp.edu.pl