Table 2

Overview and time frame of data sampling by questionnaires

Questionnaire time pointMotherOther parent
Inclusion (pregnancy), approximately 20 minGSE*†, HADS*†, SOC*†, EPDS*†, EQ5D-VAS*†
COPE questionnaire*†‡: Demographic variables, COVID-19 symptoms, physical activity, subjective experiences and free-text option
1-week post partum, approximately 5 minCOPE questionnaire: hospital stay, COVID-19 symptoms, hygiene measures etc.*†‡
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 weeks post partum, approximately 5 minCOPE questionnaire: Morbidity-Q*†‡
At 6 weeks also COVID-19 symptoms
8–12 weeks post partum, approximately 30 minCEQ*, BSES*, EPDS*†FTFQ*
HADS*†, PBQ*, SQ-PTSD*, EQ5D-VAS*†
COPE questionnaire*†‡: demographic variables, COVID-19 symptoms, physical activity, subjective experiences and free-text option
4 months (corrected age), approximately 10 minASQ*
9 months (corrected age), approximately 10 minASQ*
10 months post partum, approximately 25 minCEQ*
GSE*†, HADS*†, SOC*†, SQ-PTSD*, EQ5D-VAS*†
COPE questionnaire*†‡: demographic variables, physical activity, subjective experiences and free-text option
12 months (corrected age), approximately 10 minASQ*
2 years post partum, approximately 25 minASQ*
HADS*, RSES*, PSS*, EQ5D-VAS*, ECRS*
COPE questionnaire: demographic variables
3 and 4 years post partum, approximately 25 minASQ*
HADS*, RSES*, PSS*, EQ5D-VAS*
COPE questionnaire: demographic variables
  • *Available in English.

  • †Available in Arabic.

  • ‡Available in Somali.

  • ASQ, Ages and Stages Questionnaire-Version III; BES, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale; CEQ, Childbirth Experience Questionnaire; COPE, COVID-19 in Pregnancy and Early Childhood; ECRS, Experiences in Close Relationsships Scale; EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; FTFQ, First Time Fathers Questionnaire; GES, General Self-Efficacy scale; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; PBQ, Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire; PSS, Perceived Stress Scale; RSES, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale; SOC-13, 13-item Sense of Coherence Scale; SQ-PTSD, Screen Questionnaire - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; ; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.