The impact of the early COVID-19 pandemic on maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum
In this study, a differential effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on mother-child bonding and maternal self-confidence was observed. The results thereby identified possible protective factors of the pandemic, which could potentially be implemented to improve maternal mental health and bonding to the child under normal circumstances.
Authors
- Petra Dávidová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0077-8720)
- Fadia Ben Ahmed
- Rhiannon V. McNeill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3297-9212)
- Catharina Bartmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8197-3378)
- Corina Essel
- Andreas Reif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0992-634X)
- Achim Wöckel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6767-9666)
- Ulrike Kämmerer
- Sarah Kittel‐Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3057-6150)
- Patricia Trautmann‐Villalba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1214-5694)
- Tanja Wolfgang
- Miriam Kalok
- Franz Bahlmann
- Theresa Kimmel
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- University College Cork (IE)
- Cork University Hospital (IE)
- Bürgerhospital Frankfurt am Main (DE)
- Institute for Sports Medicine (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
- University Hospital Frankfurt (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310902
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09