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New York– A new study has revealed that the Covid-19 pandemic has increased pregnancy stress for expectant mothers as well as postpartum women in the US.
The findings indicated that one of their biggest concerns is their baby contracting the disease. Some women expressed fears that simply going to the hospital to deliver would cause them to get the virus and then be forced to isolate from their newborn.
“Pregnant women are really stressed about contracting Covid-19,” said lead author Celestina Barbosa-Leiker from the Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane in the US.
“They have a lot of questions for their health care providers. There’s a lot of we do not know yet, which is understandable, but it’s especially stressful for the moms,” Barbosa-Leiker added.
COVID-19 has increased stress levels in the U.S pregnant women
COVID-19 has created new problems for pregnant women in the United States, a group that already faced the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world even before the pandemic.
One of their biggest concerns is their baby contracting the disease, according to a Washington State University study published recently in the journal
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. Some women expressed fears that simply going to the hospital to deliver would cause them to get the virus and then be forced to isolate from their newborn.
Pregnant women are really stressed about contracting COVID-19. They have a lot of questions for their health care providers. There s a lot of we don t know yet, which is understandable, but it s especially stressful for the moms.
March 17, 2021
By Sara Zaske, WSU News
SPOKANE, Wash. – COVID-19 has created new problems for pregnant women in the United States, a group that already faced the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world even before the pandemic.
One of their biggest concerns is their baby contracting the disease, according to a Washington State University study published recently in the journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. Some women expressed fears that simply going to the hospital to deliver would cause them to get the virus and then be forced to isolate from their newborn.
“Pregnant women are really stressed about contracting COVID-19,” said lead author Celestina Barbosa-Leiker, vice chancellor for research at WSU Health Sciences Spokane. “They have a lot of questions for their health care providers. There’s a lot of we don’t know yet, which is understandable, but it’s especially stressful for the moms.”
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Stephen Bollens, WSU Faculty Senate legislative representative, outlined the impacts Gov. Jay Inslee’s 2021-2023 proposed budget could have for WSU.
Within the proposal, all capital budget requests for WSU, including projects aimed to create jobs, would be fully funded, he said. Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives would be implemented for four Washington institutions, such as WSU and Central Washington University.
On the other hand, Bollens said Inslee’s plan would require 24 days of faculty and staff furloughs for the 2021-2023 biennium, as well as repealing a scheduled 3 percent wage increase for government employees.
He said a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package, referred to as the American Rescue Plan, would grant Washington state $6.72 billion. The House approved the package Feb. 27, and if accepted by the Senate, could have final approval by mid-March.