“A LITERATURE REVIEW WITH THE PURPOSE OF PRODUCING A SYNTHESIS ON THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC ON PREGNANT WOMEN AND MOTHERS”.

Abstract

COVID-19 introduced a multitude of threat factors that influence the mental well-being of perinatals. Significant threat factors encompass the risks, lack of clarity regarding health risks (e.g., the potential effects of COVID-19 on the results of pregnancies). Examining the existing scholarship on the outbreak's immediate and long-term effects on expectant moms and women is the goal of the research project. The method used involves mapping the body of research on both the immediate and lasting impacts of COVID-19 affecting the health of women by conducting a scoping assessment that adheres to the structure that is described. The findings of two investigations involving expectant women admitted to institutions in China were comparable. The study found that pregnant participants had an increased threat of composite morbidity, were inclined to need ventilatory support and been hospitalised to the critical care unit for treatment.