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Background\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014\u00a0Parents have reported increased symptoms of depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study evaluated changes in mental health and addiction (MHA)-related health service use among mothers and other birthing parents during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Methods\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014\u00a0We conducted a repeated cross-sectional study using health administrative data in Ontario, Canada. The population included all mothers and birthing parents (\u22651 child aged 1-18, no children <1 to exclude postpartum parents) between January 2016 and December 2021. We compared rates of MHA-related outpatient physician visits, hospitalizations, and emergency department (ED) visits during COVID-19 (March 2020-December 2021) to pre-COVID-19 (pre-March 2020).<\/p>\n

Results<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0MHA-related outpatient visit rates increased by 17 % (rate ratio (RR) 1.17, 95 % CI 1.16-1.18) during COVID-19. Monthly utilization rates remained higher than expected across the COVID-19 period. MHA-related ED visit rates remained lower than expected during COVID-19, while MHA-related hospitalization rates returned to expected levels by August 2020. The largest relative increases in MHA-related outpatient visits during COVID-19 were in mothers and other birthing parents living in higher income (RR 1.20, 95 % CI 1.19-1.22) or urban areas (RR 1.20, 95 % CI 1.18-1.21), with children aged 1-3 years (RR 1.23, 95 % CI 1.20-1.25) and with no history of MHA-related health service use (RR 1.20, 95 % CI 1.19-1.21).<\/p>\n

Limitations\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014\u00a0This study only captured physician-delivered MHA-related health service use.<\/p>\n

Conclusions<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an increase in MHA-related outpatient visits among mothers and other birthing parents. These findings point to the need for improvements in mental health service access.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Background\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Parents have reported increased symptoms of depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study evaluated changes in mental health and addiction (MHA)-related health service use among mothers and other birthing parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods\u00a0\u2014\u00a0We conducted a repeated cross-sectional study using health administrative data in Ontario, Canada. The population included all mothers and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","migration-helper-automated":[],"migration-manual":[],"topic":[39,34,21],"migration-helper-qa-sample-set":[],"class_list":["post-20442","journal_article","type-journal_article","status-publish","hentry","topic-infectious-diseases","topic-mental-health-and-addictions","topic-women-or-gender-based-research"],"acf":{"citation":"Webber C, Dover K, Tanuseputro P, Vigod SN, Moineddin R, Clarke A, Isenberg S, Fiedorowicz JG, Jin Y, Gandhi J, Simpson AN, Barker LC, Kendall CE, Myran D. 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