Pre-COVID-19 Profiles
A total of three maternal mental health profiles were identified prior
to COVID-19: (1) Below Clinical Concern, (2) Stressed, Approaching
Clinical Concern, and (3) Clinically Depressed and Highly Stressed
(Figure 1).
Below Clinical Concern (Profile One). The largest percentage of
mothers were in the mental health profile identified as below clinical
concern prior to COVID (77.7%). These mothers have been identified as
having the lowest anxiety, depression, and stress scores across all
other profiles.
Stressed, Approaching Clinical Concern (Profile Two). This
profile was comprised of 16.2% of the mothers in this study. Mothers in
this profile were below the clinical cut offs of anxiety and depression,
although they had higher scores than the below clinical concern profile.
Notably, the stress scores of mothers in this profile were slightly
higher than the average Canadian mother’s stress scores, prior to
COVID-19.
Clinically Depressed and Highly Stressed (Profile Three). There
were the fewest mothers identified in this profile (6.5%). The mothers
identified in this profile were clinically depressed and had stress
scores double the average Canadian mother.