When a group at Kinki University investigated the psychological burden on pregnant women regarding the effects of the prolonged new coronavirus, it was announced that one in three people was suspected of having "depression". bottom.
Researchers surveyed say that "medical professionals and governments need to actively intervene to improve."
This survey was conducted by a group of the Institute of Oriental Medicine, Kinki University, from June to July, using the Internet, using an international scale for examining mental states such as depression, targeting 1022 pregnant women nationwide. ..
The results showed that 385 pregnant women were suspected of having depression or anxiety disorders, or 37.7% of the total, and one in three may have psychological problems.
According to the group, in a similar survey conducted by Yokohama City University and others last September, the suspicion of depression was 13.2%, which means that this time it was about three times higher than that.
According to the group, there is a possibility that the feeling of loneliness of pregnant women is increasing due to the suspension of lectures for pregnant women due to corona, and Taku Takeda, director of the Institute of Oriental Medicine, Kinki University, said, "Psychological distress during pregnancy is the person himself. Not only that, but it also affects the child in the stomach, so medical personnel and the government need to actively intervene to improve it. "