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Social Support for Birthmothers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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    • Jiyeon Park 1
    • Peter Anto Johnson 2
    • John Christy Johnson 2
    • Austin Mardon 2

    1 Faculty of Science, McMaster University; and School of Interdisciplinary Science, McMaster University; Antarctic Institute of Canada, Canada

    2 Antarctic Institute of Canada, Canada; Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta

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10.33844/cjm.2023.6027
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Giving birth is not a simple event and requires much attention, care, and support to result in a positive birth experience. However, the process of giving birth changed significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the spread of the virus, the uncertainty of the virus, and the numerous restrictions implemented. These led to isolation, loneliness, a lack of communication, loss of control over the body, and little or no contribution to decision-making for the new birth mother. This, as well as a lack of social support, can harm a mother’s and baby’s mental and physical health. Thus, this article explores the importance of social support and its role before the COVID- 19 pandemic, as well as the changes that have occurred in the birth process during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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  • Birth
  • Social Support
  • Mother
  • Pregnancy
  • COVID-19
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Canadian Journal of Medicine
Volume 5, Issue 1
April 2023
Page 8-12
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Park, J. , Johnson, P. A. , Johnson, J. C. and Mardon, A. (2023). Social Support for Birthmothers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Canadian Journal of Medicine, 5(1), 8-12. doi: 10.33844/cjm.2023.6027

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Park, J. , , Johnson, P. A. , , Johnson, J. C. , and Mardon, A. . "Social Support for Birthmothers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic", Canadian Journal of Medicine, 5, 1, 2023, 8-12. doi: 10.33844/cjm.2023.6027

HARVARD

Park, J., Johnson, P. A., Johnson, J. C., Mardon, A. (2023). 'Social Support for Birthmothers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic', Canadian Journal of Medicine, 5(1), pp. 8-12. doi: 10.33844/cjm.2023.6027

CHICAGO

J. Park , P. A. Johnson , J. C. Johnson and A. Mardon, "Social Support for Birthmothers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic," Canadian Journal of Medicine, 5 1 (2023): 8-12, doi: 10.33844/cjm.2023.6027

VANCOUVER

Park, J., Johnson, P. A., Johnson, J. C., Mardon, A. Social Support for Birthmothers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Canadian Journal of Medicine, 2023; 5(1): 8-12. doi: 10.33844/cjm.2023.6027

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