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Les effets de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur la santé mentale des mères et des nourrissons [Translation: The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of mother and infants]

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • start year

    2020

  • Funder

    AXA

  • Principal Investigator

    Dr. Maria Foraster

  • Research Location

    Spain

  • Lead Research Institution

    Institut de Barcelone pour la santé globale

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Indirect health impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Adults (18 and older)Newborns (birth to 1 month)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Pregnant women

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

The situation experienced by individuals during a pandemic, which may include containment, social distancing and fears related to economic insecurity, can have negative effects on mental health issues that may be particularly harmful to pregnant women, young mothers and their offspring. Understanding this impact on mental health is crucial for the proper management of containment measures for these vulnerable populations, during the current crisis and epidemics futures. This is the objective of the studies of the winner of the AXA Fund for Research Prize, Dr Maria Foraster, whose research assesses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and well-being of mothers and newborns.