COVID-19-related stress in postpartum women from Argentina during the second wave in 2021: Identification of impairing and protective factors

MIRANDA, AGUSTÍN R.; CORTEZ, MARIELA V.; SCOTTA, ANA V.; SORIA, ELIO A.

MIDWIFERY

ELSEVIER SCI LTD

Año: 2022 vol. 108

0266-6138

bjective: Postpartum women are a vulnerable population to pandemic stressors that challenge their psychological well-being. Thus, reliable and valid instruments are necessary to measure pandemic-related stress and to identify risk and protective factors. This work aimed to assess psychometric properties of the COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Stress Scale (PSS-10-C) and associations of maternal pandemic stress with demographic, reproductive and pandemic factors of Argentinian postpartum women during the second COVID-19 wave. Design: An online cross-sectional survey was conducted from April to June 2021. Setting: Online recruitment of postpartum women was carried out during the second wave of COVID-19 in Argentina. This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and had the corresponding ethical approval. Participants: This study was performed on 300 women, aged 18–49 years, up to 12 months postpartum in Argentina. Measurements and findings: Stress was assessed with PS