COVID-19s Baby Bust – Pregnancy and Mental Health
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Maternal mental health not only affects their overall health and functioning in both the short- and long-term, but it also affects the physical, cognitive, and psychological development of their child.
Maternal mental health not only affects their overall health and functioning in both the short- and long-term, but it also affects the physical, cognitive, and psychological development of their child. These conditions, only worsened by the pandemic, are inflating the risks of maternal mental health morbidity. Furthermore, with healthcare restrictions in effect to mitigate the spread of the disease, findings suggest that there is a decrease in the quality of intrapartum care which has only caused increases in institutional stillbirth rates and neonatal mortality. This doesn’t need to be the case.
Additional support resources:
The MotHERS Program
613-549-6666 ext. 3937
https://www.themothersprogram.ca/
Birthright Toronto:
1-800-550-4900 (hotline)
www.birthright.org BORN
Ontario:
613-737-7600 ext. 6022
https://www.bornontario.ca/en/index.aspx
Aid to Women:
416-921-6016 (phone)
www.aidtowomen.ca
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