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URL: https://dx.doi.org/DOI:10.17504/protocols.io.bq9zmz76

Authors: Stepan Feduniw, Jan Modzelewski, Dorota Sys, Sebastian Kwiatkowski, Anna Kajdy

Group: Department of Reproductive Health, Centre od Postgraduate Medical Education

Summary: Introduction. The article presents a rapid systematic review protocol. The aim is to assess the current studies about the influence of exposure to a natural disaster or catastrophic event on the prevalence of anxiety among pregnant women worldwide. We hope that this knowledge will provide better understanding of the current situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are more than 30 million coronavirus infection cases worldwide, and many countries have declared states of a natural disaster. Therefore, we believe that experiences from previous natural disasters on maternal anxiety could be an important lesson for planning intervention in this group of patients. Methods and Analysis. For the purpose of this systematic review the following databases will be screened Pubmed / MEDLINE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Google Scholar. This literature review will compare the prevalence of anxiety among pregnant women during a catastrophic event including and pregnant women with pregnancy studied in a naturally stable setting. Exposure to natural disasters or other catastrophic events onmaternalanxiety. The risk of bias will be assessed independently during the data extraction process by at least two researchers using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.Ethics and Dissemination. A manuscript will be prepared for submission to a peer-reviewed journal. The current protocol is made using PRISMA-P guidelines and were registered in PROSPERO with ID-number: CRD42020178944.

Affiliations: Lazarski University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Reproductive Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Department of Reproductive Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland, Department of Reproductive Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education

Version: 1

Publication Date: 2021

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