Psychological impact of motherhood in COVID-19 pandemic

The coronavirus disease outbreak possesses significant risk to public health including pregnant women’s mental health. Studies show that there is an increased level of stress and anxiety symptoms especially in pregnant women because of COVID-19 pandemic. Normally during pregnancy women experience certain level of stress because of the hormonal and physiological changes. Hence there is a need to screen pregnant mothers and proper care has to be given like psychotherapy, emotional support and also medical management according to the level of stress experienced by them.