Background: During pregnancy, the risk of depression manifestation increased due to the major life event that happen on them. Major psychological and social change could happen due to the pregnancy, and it is associated with depression. Social isolation during pandemic causing people to get a stress as they were unable to work or engage with others. Feeling of loneliness, financial worries, fear of getting infected, and grief are some of the stressors that could lead to depression. Therefore, this literature review aimed to describe the prevalence of depression among the pregnant women during COVID- 19 pandemic. Method: The Literature Review approach was utilized in this article to analyze the depression prevalence among pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. PubMed and Google Scholar were the databases used in the source search. The search terms were depression, pregnancy, and COVID-19. Results: The total number of pregnant women that were assessed from all articles is 75410. The prevalence of depression in pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic were vary on each country. It was ranging from less than 30% to nearly 60%. Studies revealed that the depression rate was increased compare to the pre-pandemic era. Conclusion: The occurrence of COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the depression level of pregnant women. Various factors could influence the rate of depression in this population. Depression in pregnant women could lead to many negative outcomes. Therefore, it is important to provide psychological support to these women in order to prevent unwanted events that could happen.

COVID-19

Mental Health

Spirituality; Mental health; Pregnant women

pregnancy

Depression

antenatal