Postpartum Depression in the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Impact of Anaesthesia

General and Maternity Hospital of Athens Elena Venizelou330 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this multicenter prospective study is to evaluate the association between the Covid-19 pandemic maternal psychological distress with the postpartum depression, demographic and anaesthesiologic variables

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

330

Conditions

Postpartum Depression Psychological Stress Maternal Distress

Interventions

PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire) Depression ScaleOTHER

9 question questionnaire for assessment of depression

GAD-7 (General Anxiety Disorder) scaleOTHER

7 question questionnaire for assessment of General Anxiety Disorder

38 questions questionnaireOTHER

38 questions questionnaire

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All pregnant women over the age of 18 that present for labour (vaginal delivery or caesarean section) Exclusion Criteria: * Not eligible in writing and reading in Greek * Drug abuse

Locations (6)

"Elena Venizelou" General and Maternity Hospital of Athens

Athens, Attica, Greece

Aretaieio University Hospital

Athens, Attica, Greece

Alexandra Genaral Hospital Athens

Athens, Greece

University of Ioannina Health Science

Ioannina, Greece

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic and postpartum depression with EPDS scale (Edinburgh postnatal depression scale)

Prevalence of postpartum depression during the Covid-19 pandemic with EPDS scale (Edinburgh postnatal depression scale)

Time frame: 40 days postpartum

Secondary Outcomes

Correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and type of anaesthesia (general, epidural, spinal, combined, epidural analgesia for vaginal delivery)

Association between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and type of anaesthesia (general, epidural, spinal, combined, epidural analgesia for vaginal delivery)

Time frame: 10 minutes postpartum

Correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and postpartum pain

Association between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and postpartum pain assessed during postanesthesia care unit stay assessed by Numeric Pain Rating Scale (Scale 0-10 where 0 equals no pain and 10 maximum possible pain)

Time frame: 2 minutes prior to discharge from the Postanaesthesia care unit

Correlation between the Covid-19 pandemic, postpartum depression and postpartum pain

Time frame: 2 minutes after admission to the Postanaesthesia care unit

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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