the Quarantine will not lead to an increase in the birth rate, I believe Italian scientists — most people are not seeking to conceive at this time.
Those who plan to have children, postpone this idea. And even those who felt a desire to become a parent during quarantine, do not hurry to put a new dream in life.
Quarantine is unlikely to lead to growth of birth rate, I think the Italian scientists from University of Florence. This is evidenced by the results online surveys — more than 80% of people do not plan pregnancy during this period, and a third of those who planned, refused this idea. The work was published in the journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology.
the Quarantine measures affected the lifestyles of people, quality of life, explain the researchers. Limitations contribute to the growth of worry, fear and panic.
on the other hand, stress is one of the factors encouraging sexual desire.
Coupled with the ability to perform with a partner more time together, stress can have a positive effect on the quality of the location and the number of sexual acts.
Lead author of the study Dr. Elisabetta Michelli suggested that mental well-being during the period of isolation may affect the desire to have children.
“the Impact of quarantine on the sense of stability and tranquility among the population is alarming, the researchers said. — Evaluation of mental health during a pandemic much worse than before it.”
To find out how insulation affects the desire to have offspring, the researchers interviewed almost 1,500 people. The respondents were men and women 18 to 46 years, consisting in a heterosexual relationship for at least 12 months.
“We wanted to assess whether the fears and anxiety associated with the pandemic, to the desire of couples to have a baby — forced to abandon the childbirth, or Vice versa, pushing him” — explain the scientists.
268 participants before the start of the pandemic were planning on conceiving in the winter and spring months. Almost 40% rejected this idea — they are equally worried about economic hardships and also the possible risk to the unborn child.
“We found that the main reasons why people refuse from conception, include the anxiety associated with future economic difficulties and implications for pregnancy — the researchers report. — It is interesting that, although almost half of the respondents did not mention the breaks in employment and fluctuations in wage, over 40% of participants reported an alarming decline in monthly income. It is noteworthy that the fear of future economic instability has forced those who had planned pregnancies, 58% of cases, to abandon their intentions.”
However, among those who before the pandemic was going to have a child��nka in the near future, more than half decided not to keep trying. The researchers admit that the fear of being in the future without children outweighed all the experiences — the desire to leave offspring reported by the respondents to be older.
11.5% of respondents said that during the quarantine felt a desire to become parents. To the question about what they nudged, about half reported the desire for change and the need for positive. However, only 4.3% of this group (six people) really took a chance to try to get pregnant.
“the Reason why people wishing to become parents, almost never made real attempts to do the same fear of the impact of the disease on pregnancy and economic problems,” said co-author Dr. Jeanmartin a Sieve.
As the pandemic will affect fertility in the future, is still unknown. However, in the near future “baby boom”, apparently, will not.
a Serious threat COVID-19 to the fetus, apparently, is not, add the researchers. Intrauterine transmission is very unlikely — rather, it occurs after birth. Existing data do not indicate heightened vulnerability of pregnant women for the virus. However, pregnancy weakens the immune system and women can suffer from other infections, to fight with whom in the conditions of overburdened health care system will be more difficult.
