Abstract
Background: The global pandemic has affected the psychological health of the population, including pregnant women. Due to the difficulty of offering conventional therapies to reduce stress in this population, studies are needed to show the effect of online therapies. Therefore, the objective was to test the effect of online cognitive behavioural therapy in pregnant women during the pandemic on the main variables of stress and psychopathology. Methods: The sample consisted of 16 pregnant women who participated in a weekly cognitive behavioural intervention for 8 weeks. Prenatal concerns, general stress, stress vulnerability, resilience and psychopathology were assessed. Results: The results show a reduction in prenatal concerns, perceived stress, stress vulnerability and psychopathology, as well as an increase in resilience. Conclusions: Online cognitive behavioural intervention may be effective in pregnant women, so it is important to conduct a randomised controlled trial to certify these findings.
Highlights
The appearance of an outbreak of a new pneumonia disease caused by coronavirus (COVID-19) in December 2019 has led to drastic changes in the population’s way of life, carrying new challenges to be faced, as well as changes in social relations and personal liberties [1].In this way, a population that has been affected are pregnant women, who have presented an increase in their stress levels, depression and/or anxiety during pregnancy [2,3]
The aim of this study was to verify the effect of o-cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) on stress management in pregnant women
It was proven that women who completed the intervention had a significant reduction in their stress levels, both in perceived stress and pregnancy-specific stress
Summary
The appearance of an outbreak of a new pneumonia disease caused by coronavirus (COVID-19) in December 2019 has led to drastic changes in the population’s way of life, carrying new challenges to be faced, as well as changes in social relations and personal liberties [1] In this way, a population that has been affected are pregnant women, who have presented an increase in their stress levels, depression and/or anxiety during pregnancy [2,3]. A population that has been affected are pregnant women, who have presented an increase in their stress levels, depression and/or anxiety during pregnancy [2,3] This increase can have serious consequences on maternal and infant health, as years of studies have demonstrated the close relationship between stress and the development of depression in pregnancy and postpartum depression, increased risk of preeclampsia and hypertension, increased risk of miscarriage, need for instrumental deliveries, low foetal weight and premature birth [4,5,6]. Methods: The sample consisted of 16 pregnant women who participated in a weekly cognitive behavioural intervention for 8 weeks.
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