Two-years mothering into the pandemic: Impact of the three COVID-19 waves in the Argentinian postpartum women's mental health.

Miranda AR; Scotta AV; Cortez MV; Soria EA

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0294220

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Two-years mothering into the pandemic: Impact of the three COVID-19 waves in the Argentinian postpartum women's mental health.

Miranda AR iD (se abre en una pestaña nueva); Scotta AV; Cortez MV; Soria EA

Año: 2025
Revista / colección: PloS one
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294220 (se abre en una pestaña nueva)
Licencia: CC BY
Citas: 4

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Artículo empírico sobre el impacto de las tres olas de COVID-19 en la salud mental de mujeres posparto en Argentina durante 2020-2022. Mediante un estudio transversal repetido con 319, 340 y 341 participantes en las olas primera, segunda y tercera respectivamente, se evaluó depresión posparto, insomnio e estrés percibido con instrumentos validados. Los resultados muestran aumento de prevalencia de depresión posparto de 37% a 60% e insomnio de 46% a 62%, mientras el estrés relacionado con la pandemia disminuyó. Se identificaron factores de riesgo: desempleo, falta de apoyo médico, tamaño familiar reducido, teletrabajo, edad materna avanzada, posparto tardío, multiparidad y residencia en regiones menos desarrolladas. El modelado de ecuaciones estructurales confirmó adaptación al estrés pandémico, aunque persisten incrementos en depresión posparto e insomnio consecuente.

Puntos clave

La prevalencia de depresión posparto aumentó de 37% a 60% y la de insomnio de 46% a 62% durante las tres olas de COVID-19 en Argentina entre 2020 y 2022.
El desempleo, la falta de apoyo médico, el teletrabajo y la edad materna avanzada son factores de riesgo significativos para la salud mental posparto durante la pandemia.
Aunque el estrés relacionado directamente con la pandemia disminuyó, el impacto social y económico persistente mantiene elevado el riesgo psicológico en mujeres posparto.

Para quién: Útil para psicólogos, obstetras y profesionales de salud mental que atienden mujeres posparto en contextos de crisis pandémica, y para formuladores de políticas de protección maternal en sistemas de salud latinoamericanos.

Resumen de los autores

The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affects certain vulnerable groups, including postpartum women. Thus, this work aimed to analyze the mental health evolution in Argentinian postpartum women during the first three waves of COVID-19 and its determinants. In this repeated cross-sectional study, data were collected during the three waves of COVID-19: May-July/2020 (n = 319), April-August/2021 (n = 340), and December/2021- March/2022 (n = 341). Postpartum depression, insomnia, and perceived stress symptoms were assessed using valid instruments. Statistical analyses included multivariate logistic regression, analysis of variance, and structural equation modeling to test for temporal trends in mental health indicators during the pandemic and to identify their determinants. The prevalence rates of postpartum depression and insomnia rose from 37% to 60% and 46% to 62%, respectively. In contrast, pandemic-related stress decreased. The following negative factors for maternal mental health were identified: unemployment status, lack of medical support, reduced family size, remote working, advanced maternal age, late postpartum, multiparity, and living in the least developed region of Argentina. Structural equation modeling confirmed a process of pandemic-stress adaptation, although there is a persistent increment of postpartum depression and consequent increased insomnia. Postpartum women's mental health worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although women have become more able to cope and perceive less pandemic-related stress, its social and economic impact still persists and puts them at higher psychological risk. Thus, health systems must seek protection of women of reproductive age against negative factors in order to cope with pandemic-related events.

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Salud mental pública y comunitaria

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AR, M., AV, S., MV, C., & EA, S. (2025). Two-years mothering into the pandemic: Impact of the three COVID-19 waves in the Argentinian postpartum women's mental health.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294220

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Two-years mothering into the pandemic: Impact of the three COVID-19 waves in the Argentinian postpartum women's mental health.

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Two-years mothering into the pandemic: Impact of the three COVID-19 waves in the Argentinian postpartum women's mental health.

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Cómo citar (APA 7)

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