Psychosocial experiences of postnatal women during the COVID-19 pandemic. A UK-wide study of prevalence rates and risk factors for clinically relevant depression and anxiety

2021/02/02 by Victoria Fallon, Siân Davies, Siân M. Davies +4 · 168 citations
Medicine · Psychology · #Anxiety #COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction #COVID-19 and Mental Health #Clinical psychology #Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) #Cross-sectional study #Depression (economics) #Disease #Internal medicine #Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum #Medicine #Pandemic #Psychiatry #Psychology #Psychosocial #Social distance #Social support

paper · open access · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.01.048

published in Journal of Psychiatric Research 136, 157-166 (Elsevier BV)

openalex publication_date 2021/02/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

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