Introduction: The postpartum period represents the time of risk for the emergence of
maternal postpartum depression. There are no systematic reviews of the overall maternal …

Women are about twice as likely as are men to develop depression during their lifetime. This
Series paper summarises evidence regarding the epidemiology on gender differences in …

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of anxiety disorders in pregnant and postpartum
women and identify predictors accounting for variability across estimates. Data Sources: An …

Not only do anxiety and depression diagnoses tend to co-occur, but their symptoms are
highly correlated. Although a plethora of research has examined longitudinal associations …

Ten to twenty percent of postpartum women experience anxiety or depressive disorders,
which can have detrimental effects on the mother, child, and family. Little is known about the …

Background Evidence suggests that postpartum anxiety is relatively common among
postpartum women. Anxiety meeting diagnostic criteria for a disorder represents anxiety at …

Objective Maternal depression across the postbirth period has long-term negative
consequences for infant development. Little is known of the neurobiological underpinnings …

Importance Maternal depression during pregnancy is associated with emotional and
behavioral difficulties of offspring during childhood that can increase the risk of depression …

Perinatal generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has a high prevalence of 8.5%–10.5% during
pregnancy and 4.4%–10.8% postpartum. Despite its attendant dysfunction in the patient, this …

Anxiety symptoms may present differently between women and men as well as at different
points in the female lifespan. The female lifespan includes distinct epochs of hormonal …