Social support and mental health in maternity: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

[EN] Background: Motherhood involves a process of adaptation and the perception of social support influences mental health, breastfeeding or newborn care among others. The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a distancing from family, friends and health professionals. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive,...

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Authors: Alonso Titos, Tania, Arias Ramos, Natalia, Valle Barrio, Verónica, Marqués Sánchez, Pilar, García Fernández, Rubén, Liébana Presa, Cristina
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Repository:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
OAI Identifier:oai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/16010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10612/16010
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Enfermería
COVID-19
Maternity
Mental health and social support
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spelling Social support and mental health in maternity: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemicAlonso Titos, TaniaArias Ramos, NataliaValle Barrio, VerónicaMarqués Sánchez, PilarGarcía Fernández, RubénLiébana Presa, CristinaEnfermeríaCOVID-19MaternityMental health and social support[EN] Background: Motherhood involves a process of adaptation and the perception of social support influences mental health, breastfeeding or newborn care among others. The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a distancing from family, friends and health professionals. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study. The present study aims to describe and analyze the social support and mental health of mothers during this period. Methods: The sample were 179 women with children older than 6 months. The questionnaires used were the DUKE-UNC-11 and GHQ-12. Data analysis was carried out with Spearman's Rho and Mann Whitney U test. Results: 75.8% of the sample perceived normal social support during the pandemic. Within the dimensions of social support, women reported perceiving satisfactory confidential support, while affective support was perceived as low. Correlational analysis reported a significant relationship between mental health, confidential support and affective support. Group comparison noted greater confidential support in primiparous. Conclusions: The sample is sensitive to changes originated by COVID-19 constraints influencing perceived social support and mental health. Affective and confidential support as well as the involvement of health professionals and the environment are fundamental for mental health during the first year of maternity. Relevance to clinical practice: Mothers' mental health is sensitive and vulnerable to social changes, in this case, those that occurred as a consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak.SIElsevierEnfermeriaEscuela Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud2023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10612/16010reponame:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Leóninstname:Universidad Rey Juan CarlosIngléshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/160102026-06-24T12:43:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Social support and mental health in maternity: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
title Social support and mental health in maternity: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
spellingShingle Social support and mental health in maternity: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Alonso Titos, Tania
Enfermería
COVID-19
Maternity
Mental health and social support
title_short Social support and mental health in maternity: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full Social support and mental health in maternity: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr Social support and mental health in maternity: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Social support and mental health in maternity: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort Social support and mental health in maternity: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alonso Titos, Tania
Arias Ramos, Natalia
Valle Barrio, Verónica
Marqués Sánchez, Pilar
García Fernández, Rubén
Liébana Presa, Cristina
author Alonso Titos, Tania
author_facet Alonso Titos, Tania
Arias Ramos, Natalia
Valle Barrio, Verónica
Marqués Sánchez, Pilar
García Fernández, Rubén
Liébana Presa, Cristina
author_role author
author2 Arias Ramos, Natalia
Valle Barrio, Verónica
Marqués Sánchez, Pilar
García Fernández, Rubén
Liébana Presa, Cristina
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Enfermeria
Escuela Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Enfermería
COVID-19
Maternity
Mental health and social support
topic Enfermería
COVID-19
Maternity
Mental health and social support
description [EN] Background: Motherhood involves a process of adaptation and the perception of social support influences mental health, breastfeeding or newborn care among others. The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a distancing from family, friends and health professionals. Methods: Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study. The present study aims to describe and analyze the social support and mental health of mothers during this period. Methods: The sample were 179 women with children older than 6 months. The questionnaires used were the DUKE-UNC-11 and GHQ-12. Data analysis was carried out with Spearman's Rho and Mann Whitney U test. Results: 75.8% of the sample perceived normal social support during the pandemic. Within the dimensions of social support, women reported perceiving satisfactory confidential support, while affective support was perceived as low. Correlational analysis reported a significant relationship between mental health, confidential support and affective support. Group comparison noted greater confidential support in primiparous. Conclusions: The sample is sensitive to changes originated by COVID-19 constraints influencing perceived social support and mental health. Affective and confidential support as well as the involvement of health professionals and the environment are fundamental for mental health during the first year of maternity. Relevance to clinical practice: Mothers' mental health is sensitive and vulnerable to social changes, in this case, those that occurred as a consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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