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Med."],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2023,12]]},"abstract":"<jats:sec id=\"S0790966721000574_as1\"><jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title><jats:p>To assess the mental health of pregnant women, with reference to anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms, during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0790966721000574_as2\"><jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title><jats:p>A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Ireland during the third wave of the pandemic between February and March 2021. Psychiatric, social and obstetric information was collected from pregnant women in a Dublin maternity hospital, alongside self-reported measures of mental health status.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0790966721000574_as3\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 392 women responding, 23.7% had anxiety, scoring &gt;9 for GAD-7 (7-item generalised anxiety disorder), 20.4% had depression, scoring &gt;9 for PHQ-9 (9-item depression screening tool: Patient health questionnaire) and 10.3% had obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), scoring &gt;13 for Yale\u2013Brown obsessive-compulsive scale symptom checklist (Y-BOCS). Amongst self-reported OCD symptoms, there was a preponderance for obsessions rather than compulsions. Of 392 women, 36.2% described their mental health as worse during the pandemic, most frequently describing symptoms of anxiety and sleep disturbance. When analysed against test scores, self-reported worsening of mental health was significantly associated with higher scores on the GAD-7, PHQ-9 and Y-BOCS scales. The three scores were positively interrelated. Poor mental health scores were associated with self-reported strain in relationship with the baby\u2019s father, and current or previous history of mental illness.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0790966721000574_as4\"><jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study found high levels of depression, anxiety and OC symptoms amongst pregnant women during COVID-19. 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