Anxiety and depression scores in maternity healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic

Gillian A Corbett; Sarah J Milne; Suruchi Mohan; Shuja Reagu; Tom Farrell; Stephen W Lindow; Mark P Hehir; Michael P O'Connell

doi:10.1002/ijgo.13279

Anxiety and depression scores in maternity healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2020 Nov;151(2):297-298. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13279. Epub 2020 Aug 25.

Authors

Gillian A Corbett¹, Sarah J Milne¹, Suruchi Mohan², Shuja Reagu³, Tom Farrell³, Stephen W Lindow¹, Mark P Hehir¹, Michael P O'Connell¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
² Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar.
³ Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

Abstract

Healthcare workers are at significant risk of psychological morbidity during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Anxiety and depression is highest in young, female, and supportive workers.

Keywords: Covid-19; Health service research; Women’s Health.