Pregnancy can be a stressful time and the COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of life. The Born in Wales study aimed to investigate the impact of the pandemic on pregnancy experience and the birth outcomes during 2020 compared to those of previous years.
Hope Jones, Early Years Health & Wellbeing Researcher at the National Centre for Population Health & Wellbeing Research, talks about the main findings from the study.
The National Centre for Population Health and Wellbeing Research is funded by the Welsh Government through Health and Care Research Wales.