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Reply to: COVID-19 Delta variant and anxiety and fear in pregnant women

  • Zahra Shahraki , Maryam Nakhaee Moghadam , Arman Sefatgol and Marjan Ghaemi EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: February 9, 2022
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Journal of Perinatal Medicine
From the journal Journal of Perinatal Medicine Volume 50 Issue 2

Keywords: COVID; pregnancy; stress

To the Editor,

We read with great interest the reply to our letter to editor entitled Anxiety and fear in pregnant women of being infected by COVID-19 in new Delta pandemic [1] and appreciate the valuable feedback [2]. In confirming your comments, it seems the Delta pandemic is starting to dip from the latest peak, but still on the rise in some places. According to a rising trend of maternal vaccination in the region, the incidence and mortality of pregnant women has also been decreased. On the other hand, with the benefits of virtual trainings in pregnancy [3], specially via media, the level of awareness of women has increased, and as a result, their level of stress and anxiety has also decreased. Otherwise, the downward trend of COVID should not cause to ignore the health protocols. Indeed, both acute and chronic stress can cause disruptions in the maternofetal endocrine and immune system and potential adverse outcome [4]. The corona virus is very intelligent and there is probably a long way to go before it can be eradicated, so it is still essential to continue education and follow health protocols for everyone, especially pregnant women.

Corresponding author: Dr. Marjan Ghaemi, Vali-e-Asr Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Phone: 00989121967735, E-mail:

  1. Research funding: None declared.

  2. Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.

  3. Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.

  4. Informed consent: Not applicable.

  5. Ethical approval: Not applicable.

References

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Received: 2021-10-14
Accepted: 2021-10-16
Published Online: 2022-02-09
Published in Print: 2022-02-23

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https://doi.org/10.1515/jpm-2021-0530
Keywords for this article
COVID; pregnancy; stress

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  1. Frontmatter
  2. Corner of Academy
  3. External cephalic version in the outpatient clinic
  4. Original Articles – Obstetrics
  5. How COVID-19 pandemic is changing the practice of prenatal screening and diagnosis?
  6. Analysis of prevalence and sociodemographic conditions among women in labor with and without COVID-19 in public hospitals in Chile
  7. Influence of Covid-19 infection on fetal thymus size after recovery
  8. Second trimester fetal thymus size in association to preterm birth
  9. Heat stable carbetocin vs. oxytocin for the prevention of post-partum hemorrhage in emergency caesarean delivery: a randomized controlled trial
  10. Enhanced S100B expression in T and B lymphocytes in spontaneous preterm birth and preeclampsia
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