Full-Course Psychological Intervention for Puerperas with COVID-19

Abstract

Purpose: An outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan since December 2019. Anxiety and depression tendencies are common in puerperas with
COVID-19. We aimed to delineate and compare the psychological status of puerperas infected with COVID-19.
Method: In this descriptive study, a postpartum psychological care team has been formed to supply full-course psychological
intervention, and a dynamic changement of psychological status of 9 patients with COVID-19 was analyzed.
Results: psychological status evaluation results showed that anxiety and depression scores reach a peak during 3-10 days
after cesarean section, and then gradually declined. 88.89% (8/9) and 11.11% (1 / 9) of puerperas demonstrated mild and
moderate anxiety experience respectively. 33.33% (3/9) of puerperas showed a tendency to depression. The fear scores of
88.89% (8/9) puerperas were ≥5 points, the peak value occurred at the first 24hours post-operative, and gradually declined.
Conclusion: The SARS-CoV-2 infection may affect psych