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Being Pregnant during COVID-19: Exploring the COVID-19 Related Beliefs, Behaviors, and Birth Outcome among Users of a Pregnancy App.
Huang, Hui; Ceavers, Olivia; Iregui, Maria Pinzon; Howard, Melissa M.
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  • Huang H; School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76010, USA.
  • Ceavers O; Department of Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
  • Iregui MP; Department of Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
  • Howard MM; Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38248499
ABSTRACT
Being pregnant during COVID-19 increases the risk of experiencing severe COVID-19 symptoms, which in turn increases the risk of complications. This study aimed to examine COVID-19-related beliefs, behaviors, and birth outcomes among users of Count the Kicks (CTK), a fetal movement tracking app. This study used the End of Pregnancy Survey data from 1037 CTK users. We used descriptive analyses to analyze COVID-19-related beliefs and behaviors and used the chi-square statistic and Z statistic to examine factors associated with vaccination and birth outcome. Nearly half of the survey respondents reported not being concerned that in-person prenatal visits might lead to COVID-19 exposure. Most respondents (65.9%) had already received the COVID-19 vaccine at the time of the survey. The vaccination rate was statistically significantly lower among African Americans than the remaining race/ethnicity groups (mostly white). The healthy birth rate is lower among respondents with high-risk pregnancies, while the stillbirth rate is highest among Hispanics. Vaccination status was not associated with the likelihood of a healthy birth. Our findings confirmed that vaccination does not compromise birth outcomes, further contributing to the existing evidence of COVID vaccine safety during pregnancy. This study also demonstrates an example of using data from a pregnancy app to facilitate research on app users in real-time.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Embarazo / Aplicaciones Móviles / COVID-19 Límite: Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Environ Res Public Health Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Suiza

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Embarazo / Aplicaciones Móviles / COVID-19 Límite: Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Environ Res Public Health Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Suiza