Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and influencing factors of anxiety among pregnant women in Wuhan during the outbreak of COVID-19: a cross-sectional study

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Authors

Wenping Ding · Wuhan Medical Center for Women and Children

Jianmei Lu · Wuhan Medical Center for Women and Children

Yan Zhou · Wuhan Medical Center for Women and Children

Weizhong Wei · Wuhan Medical Center for Women and Children

Zhihong Zhou · Jiangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital

Min Chen · Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

Abstract

Prenatal anxiety was prevalent among pregnant women in Wuhan during the outbreak of COVID-19. The current findings identified factors associated with the level of prenatal anxiety that could be targeted for psychological care.

Topics & Keywords

Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction Pregnancy and Medication Impact

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volume 21, Issue 1, pp. 80-80

DOI: 10.1186/s12884-021-03561-7

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