Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 on Pregnant Women: Challenges and Strategies

By : Meenu Anand

Page No: 179-187

Abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic has indeed exposed and aggravated inequalities of various kinds through the deadly impact of lockdowns, quarantines and the resurgence of various strains of the novel coronavirus. The current paper is based on a literature review of challenges faced by pregnant and lactating women and explores the impact of Corona pandemic on their lives. It draws attention towards the psychosocial difficulties faced by them during the COVID-19 pandemic and also seeks to suggest few potential psychosocial interventions to enable them from a rights based perspective.

Author :
Meenu Anand
Department of Social Work, University of Delhi.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2022.17.01.15