Potential intervention to mitigate the psychological distress among postnatal women during Covid-19 pandemic: A scoping review

Zainal, Nur Adilah and Syed Mohideen, Fatima Begum and Jamil, Teh Rohaila and Samsudin, Suhaiza (2022) Potential intervention to mitigate the psychological distress among postnatal women during Covid-19 pandemic: A scoping review. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, Vol. 22 (Suppl (2) 2022, 22 (2). p. 89. ISSN 1675-0306 E-ISSN 2590-3829

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic that started in 2019 resulted in psychological distress, particularly among the vulnerable group like the postnatal women. The upsurge in sychological disorders is due to the personal, financial, and psychosocial factors. Reviews suggested to structure potential interventions and programs to provide quality care for the postnatal women during a pandemic. The study aimed at reporting current literatures on potential structured interventions and programs to mitigate the mental health risk and improve the well-being of the postnatal mothers during pandemic. The review was conducted from January 1st, 2020, to May 31st, 2021 emulating the five-phase framework for conducting scoping reviews by Arksey and O’Malley, using four databases; MEDLINE, Scopus, ProQuest, and EBSCOhost. The MeSH term used were ((postnatal OR postpartum) AND (coronavirus OR COVID-19 OR COVID-19 lockdown)) AND (psychological distress OR maternal mental health OR postpartum depression OR anxiety OR stress). Duplicates and irrelevant articles were removed. Non-English articles were excluded. A total of 937 articles were screened from the title and abstract level, of which 20 articles were assessed at full text. The majority of the papers were cross-sectional studies (n=14), longitudinal cohort studies (n=4) and 2 qualitative studies. Generally, most of the papers discussed briefly on the intervention programs. Whereas 5 of the papers focused on the importance of telehealth services, self-empowerment with variable resources, surrounding support, and relaxation techniques for the mothers. It is important to identify possible interventions to prevent psychological distress among postnatal women. This will assist to provide supportive environment and quality care to the mothers and their infants at this critical time. This can also be a reference in future pandemic situations.

Item Type:	Article (other)
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Family Medicine (Effective: 1st January 2011)
Depositing User:	SR NUR FARHANA LATFI
Date Deposited:	18 Jan 2023 17:37
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 17:37
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/101526

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