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dc.contributor.authorHadjigeorgiou, Eleni-
dc.contributor.authorVogazianos, Paris-
dc.contributor.authorChristofi, Maria Dolores-
dc.contributor.authorMotrico, Emma-
dc.contributor.authorDomínguez-Salas, Sara-
dc.contributor.authorMesquita, Ana R-
dc.contributor.authorChristoforou, Andri-
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-11T11:52:30Z-
dc.date.available2022-11-11T11:52:30Z-
dc.date.issued2022-09-05-
dc.identifier.citationBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022, vol. 22, articl. no. 685en_US
dc.identifier.issn14712393-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/27030-
dc.description.abstractBackground The current COVID-19 pandemic is a unique stressor with potentially challenging and negative consequences on the experiences of pregnant and postpartum women. International literature highlights the pandemic’s negative impact on women’s perinatal experiences. This is the first study in the scientific literature reporting on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, on the perinatal experiences of a large sample of women living in Cyprus. Aim To examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the experiences, concerns and needs of pregnant and postpartum women in Cyprus. Method The cross-sectional study was conducted from July 2020 to January 2021. A total of 695 women, 355 pregnant and 340 postpartum women (with infants up to 6 months of age), residing in Cyprus were surveyed. Results The great majority of the participants (80.9%) perceived the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their life as negative. The greatest sources of stress were identified and quantified for their impact on the participants. Our findings indicate that 74.1% of the pregnant women were concerned about changes due to COVID-19 measures impacting the presence of their family at the time of delivery, 57.2% about their newborn’s health, and 43.1% about changes related to perinatal care. Postpartum women’s concerns were mainly related to the welfare and health of their child (70.3%), whilst half of them (49.1%) expressed concerns about how they were going to care for their baby because of pandemic-related changes. Qualitative data revealed emerging themes as the basis of the pregnant and postpartum women’s concerns and needs. Conclusions The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated imposed measures and restrictions had adverse effects on pregnant and postpartum women’s perinatal experiences in Cyprus. The women’s concerns emphasized the need for the development of specialized, evidenced-based support systems which are essential particularly in pandemic-like situations, when pregnant and postpartum women are more vulnerable to isolation.en_US
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dc.relation.ispartofBMC Pregnancy and Childbirthen_US
dc.rights© The Author(s). Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licenseen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectPerinatalen_US
dc.subjectPregnanten_US
dc.subjectPostpartumen_US
dc.subjectDescriptive survey studyen_US
dc.titleExperiences, concerns, and needs of pregnant and postpartum women during the Covid-19 pandemic in Cyprus: a cross-sectional studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.collaborationCyprus University of Technologyen_US
dc.collaborationEuropean University Cyprusen_US
dc.collaborationUniversidad Loyola Andaluciaen_US
dc.collaborationUniversity of Minhoen_US
dc.subject.categoryHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.journalsOpen Accessen_US
dc.countryCyprusen_US
dc.countrySpainen_US
dc.countryPortugalen_US
dc.subject.fieldMedical and Health Sciencesen_US
dc.publicationPeer Revieweden_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12884-022-05017-yen_US
dc.identifier.pmid36064519-
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85137213070-
dc.identifier.urlhttps://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85137213070-
dc.relation.volume22en_US
cut.common.academicyear2021-2022en_US
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crisitem.journal.journalissn1471-2393-
crisitem.journal.publisherBioMed Central-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Nursing-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0002-5834-4207-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Health Sciences-
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