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authors: Shahid, Ayesha; Javed, Amna; Rehman, Saba; Tariq, Rukiya; Ikram, Muhammad; Suhail, Muhammad
title: Evaluation of psychological impact, depression, and anxiety among pregnant women during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Lahore, Pakistan
date: 2020-10-17
journal: Int J Gynaecol Obstet
DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13398
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doc_id: 886201
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Concerns about vulnerability to COVID‐19 and vertical transmission of the disease led to increased incidence of psychological distress, depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance among pregnant women in Lahore, Pakistan.

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Pregnant women were included irrespective of their gestational period and parity, whereas pregnant women with psychiatric disorders and co-morbidities were excluded from the study. A total of 600 pregnant women were selected for this study. Among the study group, 552 (92%) responded and were included for further analysis.

Psychological impact due to the COVID-19 pandemic was measured using the Kessler-10 scale (K-10), 9 and depression and anxiety were measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). 10 Research data were evaluated using SPSS version 22.0 (IBM, Armonk, New York, USA).

T A B L E 1 Perceptions of pregnant women toward the COVID-19 pandemic (n=552).

Are you more vulnerable to contracting COVID-19 than the general population? 469 (85%) 83 (15%) T A B L E 2 (Continued)

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The authors thank Dr. Kalsoom Tariq and Dr. Tayyaba Muzaffar for their comments and advice on this paper.

The authors have no conflicts of interest.