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. 2022 Feb 10;19(4):1983. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19041983

Table 3.

Proportion of women who considered the listed resources to be important in the pandemic context, according to perinatal period and COVID-19 diffusion area.

Resources All Residents in a Low COVID-19 Diffusion Area Residents in a Medium COVID-19 Diffusion Area Residents in a High COVID-19
Diffusion Area
Pregnant women
N = 1168 N = 157 N = 421 N = 590
% % % % p
Rapid response to questions and concerns 97.8 98.1 98.1 97.5 0.79
Greater availability of individual talks with pregnancy healthcare professionals 96.8 98.7 96.4 96.6 0.35
Interactions with other pregnant women 91.6 93.6 92.6 90.3 0.27
Information on stress management 91.2 96.8 91.7 89.3 0.01
Access to experiences of women facing changes related to the perinatal period 83.7 82.8 85.5 82.7 0.47
Access to a mental health professional 82.8 87.9 82.7 81.5 0.17
Online support groups 79.0 84.7 79.1 77.5 0.14
Women in the postnatal period
N = 940 N = 100 N = 133 N = 707
% % % % p
Rapid response to questions and concerns 98.6 97.0 97.7 99.0 0.10
Greater availability of individual talks with health professionals caring for postnatal women 94.6 100.00 96.2 93.5 <0.01
Greater availability of individual talks with the pediatrician 97.3 98.0 98.5 97.0 0.78
Interactions with other parents 93.7 96.0 88.0 94.5 0.02
Information on the COVID-19 impact on infant/child health 98.1 100.00 97.0 98.0 0.28
Information on stress management 93.1 97.0 93.2 92.5 0.26
Access to experiences of women facing changes related to the perinatal period 84.6 92.0 80.0 84.6 0.02
Access to a mental health professional 88.6 92.0 85.7 88.7 0.32
Online support groups 80.7 82.0 73.7 81.9 0.08