%0 Journal Article
%T Depression, Anxiety, and Low Self-Esteem Dynamics in Pregnancy During the SARS-COV2 Pandemic
%A Gheorghe Mihail Banariu
%A Cristian Delcea
%A Alexandru George-Cătălin
%A Irina Tica
%A Mihaela Rus
%A George Neagoe
%A Silvia Onuc
%A Doina Chioran
%A Iosif Ilia
%A Ana Simona Bululoi
%A Vlad Iustin Tica
%J Archives of Pharmacy Practice
%@ 2320-5210
%D 2023
%V 14
%N 4
%R 10.51847/44DaUyxnO1
%P 149-154
%X Pregnancy profoundly affects several aspects of a woman's life in today's society. Mental and physical health have different incidences among pregnant women, and they also have a higher risk for certain psychological conditions. Starting from the group's psychological profiler and clinical psychologist, we chose a set of questioners and analyzed a group of pregnant women enrolled in the pregnancy follow-up program by their family doctor/G.P. Starting from the test-retest method, we analyzed pregnancy from several psychological perspectives (depression, anxiety, and self-esteem) and set out to determine these fluctuations by trimester of pregnancy. We chose the test and retest method to establish the initial level of depression, anxiety, and self-esteem and applied the questionnaires in each trimester, trying to apply them in the midweek (+/- 1 week) for each participant. All tests and questions indicated statistically significant increases of a worrying magnitude. An immediate priority of the scientific community should be collecting high-quality data on the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic across the whole population and especially vulnerable groups such as pregnant women who were presented in this study. 
%U https://archivepp.com/article/depression-anxiety-and-low-self-esteem-dynamics-in-pregnancy-during-the-sars-cov2-pandemic-1rsfqikpbosgeed