Table 3.
Differences in negative mental health indicators during the COVID-19 pandemic between trimesters of pregnancy
| Indicators | All (N = 384) |
Pregnancy trimesters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Trimester (n = 79) | 2nd Trimester (n = 177) | 3rd Trimester (n = 128) | P- value | ||
| Increased stress from work % (n) | |||||
| Decreased | 23.8 (91) | 16.5 (13) | 25.4 (45) | 25.8 (33) | 0.73 |
| Same as before | 37.2 (143) | 38.0 (30) | 36.7 (65) | 37.5 (48) | |
| Increased | 39.0 (150) | 45.5 (36) | 37.9 (67) | 36.7 (47) | |
| Increased financial stress % (n) | |||||
| Decreased | 20.8 (80) | 19.0 (15) | 22.6 (40) | 19.5 (25) | 0.009 |
| Same as before | 45.1 (173) | 58.2 (46) | 47.5 (84) | 33.6 (43) | |
| Increased | 34.1 (131) | 22.8 (18) | 29.9 (53) | 46.9 (60) | |
| Increased stress from staying at home % (n) | |||||
| Decreased | 13.8 (53) | 12.7 (10) | 14.7 (26) | 13.3 (17) | 0.11 |
| Same as before | 22.7 (87) | 25.3 (20) | 23.2 (41) | 20.3 (26) | |
| Increased | 63.5 (244) | 62.0 (49) | 62.1 (110) | 66.4 (85) | |
| Felt frightened due to COVID-19% (n) | |||||
| Decreased | 14.6 (56) | 16.5 (13) | 12.4 (22) | 16.4 (21) | 0.05 |
| Same as before | 19.3 (74) | 27.8 (22) | 18.6 (33) | 14.8 (19) | |
| Increased | 66.1 (254) | 55.7 (44) | 26.0 (46) | 68.8 (88) | |
| Felt apprehensive due to COVID-19 | |||||
| Decreased | 15.6 (60) | 22.8 (18) | 14.7 (26) | 12.5 (16) | 0.04 |
| Same as before | 25.8 (99) | 31.6 (25) | 23.2 (41) | 25.8 (33) | |
| Increased | 58.6 (225) | 45.6 (36) | 62.1 (110) | 61.7 (79) | |
| Felt helpless due to COVID-19 | |||||
| Decreased | 22.7 (87) | 24.1 (19) | 22.6 (40) | 21.9 (28) | 0.02 |
| Same as before | 32.8 (126) | 39.2 (31) | 33.9 (60) | 27.3 (35) | |
| Increased | 44.5 (171) | 36.7 (29) | 43.5 (77) | 50.8 (65) | |
P < 0.05 by Chi-square test.