Publication date: May 09, 2025
The COVID-19 pandemic heightened anxiety among pregnant women, raising concerns about its impact on maternal and fetal health. Although prenatal anxiety is linked to adverse outcomes, the specific relationship between COVID-19-related fear and obstetric complications in quarantined populations remains understudied. This study investigated the association between COVID-19-related fear, obstetric complications, and mental health disorders among quarantined pregnant women in Tehran, Iran. This cross-sectional study (June-December 2020) 52 quarantined pregnant women were recruited via convenience sampling from a Tehran health center. Data were collected through structured telephone interviews using a validated researcher-made questionnaire. The tool assessed demographics, obstetric history, mental health symptoms (e. g., night-time anxiety, sleep disturbances), and COVID-19-related fear via a 0-10 Auditory Analog Scale (AAS). Obstetric complications (e. g., severe vaginal bleeding, chorioamnionitis) were self-reported and clinically verified. Spearman’s rank correlation (non-parametric variables) and Pearson’s correlation (continuous variables) were used, with significance set at p
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| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| December | Anxiety |
| Iran | COVID-19 |
| June | Mental health |
| Pandemic | Obstetric complications |
| Pregnant | Pregnancy |
| Quarantine |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |
| disease | MESH | anxiety |
| disease | MESH | complications |
| disease | IDO | history |
| disease | MESH | vaginal bleeding |
| disease | MESH | chorioamnionitis |
| pathway | REACTOME | Reproduction |
| disease | MESH | Infectious Diseases |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Coenzyme M |
| disease | MESH | mental disorders |