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. 2020 Apr 13;249:96–97. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.04.022

Table 1.

Responses from 71 pregnant women to a questionnaire on their attitudes and behaviour relating to Covid 19.

% Positive Yes No n
Worry Often or All the Time About self – prior to pandemic 16.9 12 59 71
About self – after arrival of pandemic 50.7 36 35 71
About unborn baby 63.4 45 26 71
About existing children 66.7 28 14 42
About Older relatives 83.3 55 11 66
Behavioural Changes Working from Home 19.7 14 57 71
Staying home from work 32.4 23 48 71
Self-isolating 35.2 25 48 71
Avoiding large social gatherings 63.4 45 26 71
Avoid all socialising 70.4 50 21 71
Altered transportation 46.5 33 38 71
Stocking up Food 66.2 47 24 71
Hand sanitizer 42.3 30 41 71
Toiletries/toilet roll 25.4 18 53 71
Fuel/batteries 9.9 7 64 71
Personal Protective Equipment 8.5 6 65 71
Child support Need additional child support 38.2 26 71
No support – have to stay home from work 23.9 14 57 71
Shared childcare (friends, colleagues) 5.6 4 67 71
Grandparents 11.3 8 63 71
Information sources Television News Bulletins 80.3 57 14 71
Newspaper 25.4 18 53 71
Mobile phone news applications 49.3 35 36 71
Health Service Executive Website 63.4 45 26 71
WHO Website 16.9 12 59 71
Twitter 4.2 3 68 71
Other social media 11.3 8 63 71