The Impact of COVID-19 on Pregnant Women and Children: Recommendations for Health Promotion

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COVID-19 continues to have severe repercussions on children and pregnant women. The repercussions include not only the direct impact of COVID-19 (ie, children getting infected by COVID-19) but also indirect impacts (eg, safeguarding from child maltreatment, obesogenic behaviors, language and socioemotional development, educational consequences [eg, interrupted learning]; social isolation; mental health; behavioral health [eg, increased substance use in adolescence]; health and economic impact of COVID-19 on caregivers and family relationships. It has also shed light on long-standing structural and socioeconomic issues, including equity in nutrition and food security, housing, childcare, and internet access. Using a socioecological, life course, and population health approach, we discuss the implications for pregnant women and children’s health and well-being and give recommendations for mitigating the short and long-term deleterious impact COVID- 19 on women, children, and their families.

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Witt, W. P., Harlaar, N., & Palmer, A. (2023). The Impact of COVID-19 on Pregnant Women and Children: Recommendations for Health Promotion. American Journal of Health Promotion, 37(2), 282–288. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171221140641e

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