The impact of the coronavirus pandemic curfew on the psychosocial lives of pregnant women in Jordan.
Suhair Qudsieh, Ismaiel Abu Mahfouz, Hana Qudsieh and 4 others
PMID 35354100WHAT IT FOUND
During Jordan's curfew, pregnant women reported missed antenatal care, high stress, and domestic violence.
Fear of infection, closed clinics, travel permits, and money were common barriers. RNs should screen stress and safety and help arrange telephone or online consultations.
Key findings
01877 pregnant women completed the survey; 21.1% had no antenatal care consultations, and 26% said the longest time without a consultation was more than two months.
0293.3% reported psychological stress, and 59.9% had high stress scores on the numeric analogue scale.
0329.9% reported at least one form of domestic violence, with verbal violence most common.
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What it does not show
The survey was posted through social media and required internet access, so women without those resources may be missing. Stress was self-reported on a single numeric analogue scale rather than a validated instrument administered by a trained specialist. Questions were optional and response rates varied widely by domain, so some estimates are based on fewer respondents. The study was cross-sectional and had no pre-curfew comparison, so it cannot show that the curfew caused the reported changes. The authors state the sample size was small.
Declared interests
No competing interests were declared.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read these percentages as proof that the curfew caused stress, missed antenatal care, or domestic violence. This was a one-time survey of pregnant women with social media access, with no pre-curfew comparison and self-reported measures.