Open AccessPerinatal Mental Health: One of the Biggest Challenges in Coronavirus Disease-19 Crisis
Author(s) -
Goce Kalcev,
Antonio Preti,
Germano Orrù,
Mauro Giovanni Carta
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2020.5058
Subject(s) - medicine , breastfeeding , pandemic , mental health , anxiety , disease , covid-19 , pregnancy , mental stress , psychiatry , coronavirus , environmental health , pediatrics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology , genetics , pathology
Coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 epidemic is currently conceived as one of the major factors for stress and anxiety for pregnant women around the world. Stress, especially in early pregnancy, is a risk factor for preterm birth. The negative impact of quarantine on mental health in pregnant women should also be taken into account. A large number of benefits of breastfeeding for the mental and physical well-being of both mother and newborn outweigh the potential risks of COVID-19-related transmission and disease. Prenatal and postnatal mental health should be prioritized in facing the current ongoing pandemic.