Associations of sociodemographic, livelihood, maternal and infant factors with maternal emotional experiences during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia

Movement Controlled Order in Malaysia during COVID-19 has prompted many restrictions and changes in policies and management in public and government entities, including healthcare providers. As postpartum mothers are vulnerable, pandemic situations may have an impact on maternity and infant care,...

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Main Author: Mohamad Nasri, Nuruljannah
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Language:English
Published: 2022
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description Movement Controlled Order in Malaysia during COVID-19 has prompted many restrictions and changes in policies and management in public and government entities, including healthcare providers. As postpartum mothers are vulnerable, pandemic situations may have an impact on maternity and infant care, influencing maternal mental health. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to assess the associations of sociodemographic characteristics, pandemic livelihood impact, birth and postnatal experiences, maternal activities, and infant feeding behaviours with maternal emotional experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. An online survey was completed by 1449 mothers with ≤18 month’s infants from July 2020 to February 2021. The study information was disseminated through social media using convenience sampling. The majority of mothers were Malay (71.4%), attained bachelor degree (44.6%) and had monthly income <RM4000 (43.5%). Worried (54.7%), annoyed (48.1%), and tired (42.2%) were the top negative maternal emotions. Negative emotions and coping were emotional outcomes of principal component analysis of maternal experiences. Predictors of maternal negative emotions and coping were determined using multiple linear regression. Younger, more educated, rent-burdened, husbandunemployed, exercised, had postnatal care person, and experienced less evenly divided house chores predicted negative emotions (all p<.05). Conversely, positive predictors were mothers who received support on their well-being and feeding, had more time to focus on health, had infants sleeping less, and no infant behavioural change (all p<.05). Furthermore, mothers with a higher income, an unpaid leave partner, friend support, traditional postpartum care, more evenly divided house chores, and time to focus on health coped better (all p<.05). However, mothers who struggled to pay essentials predicted poor coping (p=.023). In conclusion, there were multiple negative and positive associations of sociodemographic, livelihood and mother-infant factors with maternal emotional experiences. Thus, early mental health screening during postnatal check-ups is recommended, and coping intervention should incorporate knowledge, skills, and support.
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spelling upm-1167622025-05-27T02:08:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116762/ Associations of sociodemographic, livelihood, maternal and infant factors with maternal emotional experiences during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia Mohamad Nasri, Nuruljannah Movement Controlled Order in Malaysia during COVID-19 has prompted many restrictions and changes in policies and management in public and government entities, including healthcare providers. As postpartum mothers are vulnerable, pandemic situations may have an impact on maternity and infant care, influencing maternal mental health. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to assess the associations of sociodemographic characteristics, pandemic livelihood impact, birth and postnatal experiences, maternal activities, and infant feeding behaviours with maternal emotional experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. An online survey was completed by 1449 mothers with ≤18 month’s infants from July 2020 to February 2021. The study information was disseminated through social media using convenience sampling. The majority of mothers were Malay (71.4%), attained bachelor degree (44.6%) and had monthly income <RM4000 (43.5%). Worried (54.7%), annoyed (48.1%), and tired (42.2%) were the top negative maternal emotions. Negative emotions and coping were emotional outcomes of principal component analysis of maternal experiences. Predictors of maternal negative emotions and coping were determined using multiple linear regression. Younger, more educated, rent-burdened, husbandunemployed, exercised, had postnatal care person, and experienced less evenly divided house chores predicted negative emotions (all p<.05). Conversely, positive predictors were mothers who received support on their well-being and feeding, had more time to focus on health, had infants sleeping less, and no infant behavioural change (all p<.05). Furthermore, mothers with a higher income, an unpaid leave partner, friend support, traditional postpartum care, more evenly divided house chores, and time to focus on health coped better (all p<.05). However, mothers who struggled to pay essentials predicted poor coping (p=.023). In conclusion, there were multiple negative and positive associations of sociodemographic, livelihood and mother-infant factors with maternal emotional experiences. Thus, early mental health screening during postnatal check-ups is recommended, and coping intervention should incorporate knowledge, skills, and support. 2022-09 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116762/1/116762.pdf Mohamad Nasri, Nuruljannah (2022) Associations of sociodemographic, livelihood, maternal and infant factors with maternal emotional experiences during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. Masters thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia. http://ethesis.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18294 Maternal Health
spellingShingle Maternal Health
Mohamad Nasri, Nuruljannah
Associations of sociodemographic, livelihood, maternal and infant factors with maternal emotional experiences during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
title Associations of sociodemographic, livelihood, maternal and infant factors with maternal emotional experiences during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
title_full Associations of sociodemographic, livelihood, maternal and infant factors with maternal emotional experiences during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
title_fullStr Associations of sociodemographic, livelihood, maternal and infant factors with maternal emotional experiences during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Associations of sociodemographic, livelihood, maternal and infant factors with maternal emotional experiences during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
title_short Associations of sociodemographic, livelihood, maternal and infant factors with maternal emotional experiences during COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia
title_sort associations of sociodemographic, livelihood, maternal and infant factors with maternal emotional experiences during covid-19 pandemic in malaysia
topic Maternal Health
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116762/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116762/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116762/1/116762.pdf