Abstract: Objective: To understand the psychological status and coping styles of pregnant women who had registered for prenatal care in Grade-A tertiary hospitals in Beijing during the outbreak of COVID-19. Methods: The psychological health assessment scale (Kessler 10) and the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ) were used to investigate and analyze pregnant women undergoing prenatal check-ups in Class A tertiary comprehensive hospitals in Beijing. Results: The psychological status of 408 subjects was basically normal with 29.41% showing poor mental health. In the face of an epidemic situation, both the positive response score and negative response score of pregnant women were higher than those of the norm situation, and the difference was statistically significant; the score of the positive coping dimension in the group with good mental health was significantly higher than that in the group with poor mental health (P<0.05), and the score in the negative coping dimension was significantly lower than that in the group with poor mental health (P<0.05). Conclusion: In the context of novel coronavirus infection, healthcare providers were supposed to offer pregnant women scientific guidance, authentic and reliable platform for health education, and actively guide them to adopt positive coping strategies to adjust their mental states. In order to fundamentally solve the actual problems and psychological concerns of pregnant women, it was recommended to provide flexible and innovative appointments for maternity examinations from the medical treatment process.

Key words: COVID-19; pregnant woman; psychological status; copying style