The Role of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Mediating Between Stress and Depression Among Pregnant and Childbearing Women.

Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers wanted to see how stress, sadness, and domestic violence affected women in Israel. They looked at 550 women, including 240 who were pregnant. They found that both pregnant and non-pregnant women faced the exact same levels of stress, depression, and violence at home. The pandemic was a very hard time for all these women, no matter if they were expecting a baby or not.