Is COVID-19 related stress a distinct disorder? The different aspects of the impact of pandemic stress on pregnancy and child birth

Mijke Lambregtse-van den Berga Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]

Julie A. Quinlivanb Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Australia

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