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Table 1 Mental Health Symptom Score (MHSS): for each of the following items participants were asked "in the past 7 days including today, how often were you distressed by..." with items scored 1-5 (not at all-extremely)

From: Mental health symptom changes in pregnant individuals across the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective longitudinal study

Item

Description

1

Feeling no interest in things

2

Nervousness or shakiness inside

3

Feeling lonely

4

Feeling tense or keyed up

5

Nausea or upset stomach

6

Feeling blue

7

Suddenly scared for no reason

8

Feeling hopeless about the future

9

Feeling fearful