The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Perinatal Mental Health and
Wellbeing: a review
Abstract
The Covid-19 global pandemic and its containment strategies have had a
huge impact on women’s healthcare. This review aims to explore the
consequences that changes in healthcare provision have had on the mental
health of new and expecting mothers. By considering these impacts in two
key contexts: the woman as a patient and in her domestic setting, the
risks and potential benefits of altered clinical interactions,
telemedicine and lockdowns are investigated. The paper concludes by
looking to the future, examining the long-term effects, for mother and
baby, of recent interventions to curb the pandemic.