Triggering of postpartum depression and insomnia with cognitive impairment in Argentinian women during the pandemic COVID-19 social isolation in relation to reproductive and health factors

MIRANDA, AGUSTÍN RAMIRO; SCOTTA, ANA VERONICA; CORTEZ, MARIELA VALENTINA; SORIA, ELIO ANDRÉS

MIDWIFERY

ELSEVIER SCI LTD

Año: 2021 vol. 102

0266-6138

bjectiveThe 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) required strict confinement measures that differentially impacted the individual´s daily life. Thus, this work aimed to study postpartum women´s mental health in Argentina during mandatory social isolation.DesignA cross-sectional survey was conducted from May to July 2020, which included five validated questionnaires to assess postpartum depression (Postpartum Depression Screening Scale‐Short Form), insomnia (Insomnia Severity Index), memory complaints (Memory Complaint Scale), metacognition (Brief Metamemory and Metaconcentration Scale), and breastfeeding self-efficacy (Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form). Sociodemographic variables, social isolation characteristics, and breastfeeding practices were also collected. This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Statistical analysis included zero-order correlations, multiple logistic regressions, and a set of structural equation models (