Table 2.
Maternal concerns and experiences due to hurricanes Irma and Maria by timing of pregnancy among women responding to the Puerto Rico Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System hurricane supplement (N = 517), Puerto Rico, 2018 a
| % (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Maternal concern/event | Pregnant at hurricane landfall b | Became pregnant during hurricane recovery c |
| Worried about | ||
| Baby’s health | 87.7 (82.9-91.4) | 85.4 (76.4-91.4) |
| Missing prenatal care appointments | 86.0 (81.0-89.9) | 73.2 (62.8-81.5) |
| Being unable to contact doctor for an emergency | 82.8 (77.4-87.2) | 70.8 (60.2-79.5) |
| Own health | 84.8 (79.6-88.9) | 75.4 (65.2-83.4) |
| Getting an infection from others | 61.6 (55.2-67.6) | 69.1 (58.6-78.0) |
| Getting sick from drinking bad water | 74.1 (68.1-79.3) | 72.1 (61.7-80.6) |
| Getting sick from eating bad food | 76.0 (70.1-81.1) | 71.1 (60.6-79.8) |
| Getting an infection from mosquitos | 93.0 (88.9-95.6) | 88.8 (80.6-93.8) |
| Reported | ||
| Missing prenatal care due to hurricane | 27.1 (21.9-33.2) | 4.8 (1.8-12.5) |
| Postpartum depressive symptoms | 15.6 (11.5-20.9) | 8.3 (4.1-16.3) |
a
Data source: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 12 Puerto Rico, 2018.
b
Women with births occurring January–June 2018 were considered to be pregnant at hurricane landfall.
c
Women with births occurring July–September 2018 were considered to have become pregnant during the hurricane recovery.