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Table 5 Themes and categories of current study

From: Maternal mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran: a content analysis study

Themes

Categories

Maternal mental health threats

Fear of death,

 

Parturition threat

 

Uncertainty about the neonate's health

 

Pregnancy threat

 

The stress of neonate care

 

Fear of getting coronavirus disease

 

The threat of motherly feeling

 

Not  receiving  support

Inadequate access to the required information

Lack of information and knowledge about the fetus/newborn

 

Lack of information and knowledge about pregnancy and childbirth

 

Lack of information and knowledge about COVID-19 disease