Prof Ablow on Pregnancy During a Pandemic
Professor Jennifer Ablow and her colleague at OHSU Elinor Sullivan have a new piece featured on The Conversation, “Pregnancy during a pandemic: The stress of COVID-19 on pregnant women and new mothers is showing. They write:
We are part of an international study to understand how women who are expecting to or have given birth are affected by stress related to the pandemic. We are finding that mothers are worried about catching the virus, transmitting it to their newborn and keeping their child safe during infancy. And this stress is on top of an already high stress load for pregnant women and new mothers.
Thank you, Professor Ablow, for your work on this important topic and on the excellent science communication in the article!