Distribution of Depression Among Different Groups and Sub-Groups of Women During the Covid Pandemic an Analysis from an Interdisciplinary Perspective

Abstract

Objective. In this article, we analyze depression in the female population using interference and descriptive statistics applied to multiple groups and subgroups to better understand depression in the population (pregnant, not pregnant, and newly mothers-6 to 8 weeks) and also analyzing the perspective of suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, depending on the analyzed perspective, we have from 2 to 6 study groups. Methods. The analysis was done by applying the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) questionnaire in groups of pregnant women during pregnancy and new mothers (six to eight weeks after birth) and Beck Depression Inventory BDI in all the groups. Results. According to forecasts, all hypothesis where validated . Conclusion(s): An immediate priority of the scientific community should be collecting high-quality data on the mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic across the whole population and especially vulnerable groups such as that of pregnant women who were presented in this study. Copyright © 2022 Romanian Society of Legal Medicine.