Journal of Depression and Anxiety
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-1044
ISSN: 2167-1044
Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Caring Sciences, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
Research
Emotional Changes of Postpartum Women in Greece - A Preliminary Study during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s): Antigoni Sarantaki*, Eleni Tsoukala, Kleanthi Gourounti, Dimitra Varnakioti and Aikaterini Lykeridou-Avramioti
Background: Pregnancy is one of the most essential experiences in a woman’s life, with unprecedented and crucial
biological and emotional changes; 13% of all women’s psychiatric clinic admissions take place during this period.
The risk for suicide is increased by 70 times.
Objective: To investigate the psychological changes observed in multiparas, during the postnatal period, that
coincided with the pandemic of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Research Methodology: Our sample constituted 219 low risk multiparous women, who went through the early
postnatal period (1st - 3rd day following birth) and used maternity services at central maternity hospitals in Athens,
Greece. After 40–60 days, the same questionnaires were redistributed electronically or by post, to investigate the
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DOI:
10.35248/2167-1044.20.9.371