Reduced desire for pregnancy during COVID-19 pandemic Coronavirus Disease COVID Pandemic Pregnancy WomensHealth JAMANetworkOpen UCSF UCBerkeley
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MDJul 17 2022Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. Several public health interventions, including social distancing, business restrictions, and limitations on elective healthcare, among others, have successfully slowed the rate of new coronavirus disease 2019 cases. Nevertheless, these nonpharmaceutical interventions have had a considerable impact on both the mental and social health of many around the world, thus inevitability affecting major life decisions.
Other major changes that were reported during the pandemic included fears about contracting the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and consequent severe illness or death, as well as loss of employment, anxiety about the future, and financial instability. All participants were from Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico centers for primary care and reproductive health. Only English/Spanish-speaking individuals between the ages of 15 and 34 were approached.
Graphs show population-averaged DAP scores over the year before and year 1 of the COVID-19 pandemic. Time is on the x-axis; DAP score is on the y-axis. The 3 hypothesized changes points are indicated with dashed lines . Panel A presents DAP score trajectory for the study sample, as a whole, with 95% CIs shown with shading. Panel B presents DAP score trajectories by age group from an interaction model. Panel C presents DAP score trajectories by parity from an interaction model.
DAP scores varied significantly between individuals throughout this period, with age and parity playing a major role. The type of couple or food insecurity did not appear to interfere with this preference. Implications The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 was associated with a significant reduction in the desire for pregnancy. This was uniformly associated with all groups of women, across social and demographic characteristics.
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