TY  - JOUR
T1  - Depression, Anxiety, and Low Self-Esteem Dynamics in Pregnancy During the SARS-COV2 Pandemic
A1  - Gheorghe Mihail Banariu
A1  - Cristian Delcea
A1  - Alexandru George-Cătălin
A1  - Irina Tica
A1  - Mihaela Rus
A1  - George Neagoe
A1  - Silvia Onuc
A1  - Doina Chioran
A1  - Iosif Ilia
A1  - Ana Simona Bululoi
A1  - Vlad Iustin Tica
JF  - Archives of Pharmacy Practice
JO  - Arch Pharm Pract
SN  - 2320-5210
Y1  - 2023
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
DO  - 10.51847/44DaUyxnO1
SP  - 149
EP  - 154
N2  - 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. 
UR  - https://archivepp.com/article/depression-anxiety-and-low-self-esteem-dynamics-in-pregnancy-during-the-sars-cov2-pandemic-1rsfqikpbosgeed
ER  -