Journal of Depression and Anxiety
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Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Caring Sciences, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece

Biography

Dr. Dimitra Varnakioti is currently working at the Department of Midwifery as a Faculty of Health and Caring Sciences established under the University of West Attica located in Athens, Greece. She has authored many journal manuscripts and attended the conferences.

Publications

• 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 pos.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2167-1044.20.9.371

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