Table 3.
Levels of anxiety about pregnancy and birth (pregnant) and having a new baby (postnatal) during weeks 1-2 and weeks 3-4 (N=436), n (%).
| Anxiety levela | Pregnant | Postnatal | ||||
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Overall (n=244) |
Weeks 1-2 (April 15-29, n=116) |
Weeks 3-4 (May 6-20, n=75) |
Overall (n=192) |
Weeks 1-2 (April 15-22, n=74) |
Weeks 3-4 (May 6-20, n=65) |
| A lot more anxious | 108 (44.2) | 56 (48.3) | 31 (41.3) | 79 (41.1) | 21 (28.4) | 32 (49.2) |
| A little more anxious | 111 (45.5) | 50 (43.1) | 33 (44) | 88 (45.8) | 43 (58.1) | 25 (38.5) |
| No different | 23 (9.4) | 10 (8.6) | 9 (12) | 18 (9.3) | 8 (10.8) | 6 (9.2) |
| A little less anxious | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.3) | 7 (3.6) | 2 (2.7) | 2 (3.1) |
| A lot less anxious | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
aEvaluated with a 5-point Likert scale. Questions asked: “How has coronavirus made you feel about pregnancy and birth?” (pregnant) and “How has coronavirus made you feel about being a new parent or supporting a new parent?” (postnatal).