Pregnancy-related anxiety: A concept analysis

H Bayrampour, E Ali, DA McNeil, K Benzies… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives Evidence suggests that pregnancy-related anxiety is more strongly associated
with maternal and child outcomes than general anxiety and depression are and that …

Anxiety scales used in pregnancy: systematic review

A Sinesi, M Maxwell, R O'Carroll, H Cheyne - BJPsych open, 2019 - cambridge.org
BackgroundAnxiety disorders and self-reported symptoms are highly prevalent in
pregnancy. Despite their negative impact on maternal and child outcomes, uncertainty …

British Association for Psychopharmacology consensus guidance on the use of psychotropic medication preconception, in pregnancy and postpartum 2017

RH McAllister-Williams, DS Baldwin… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Decisions about the use of psychotropic medication in pregnancy are an ongoing challenge
for clinicians and women with mental health problems, owing to the uncertainties around …

Prenatal anxiety effects: a review

T Field - Infant Behavior and Development, 2017 - Elsevier
This review is based on literature on prenatal anxiety effects that was found on Pubmed and
PsycINFO for the years 2010–2016. Prenatal anxiety is thought to have distinct features …

Pregnancy-related anxiety: evidence of distinct clinical significance from a prospective longitudinal study

ER Blackmore, H Gustafsson, M Gilchrist… - Journal of affective …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Pregnancy-related anxiety (PrA) has attracted considerable research
attention, but questions remain about its distinctiveness from conventional constructs and …

Investigation on the mental health status of pregnant women in China during the Pandemic of COVID-19

H Dong, R Hu, C Lu, D Huang, D Cui, G Huang… - Archives of gynecology …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the anxiety and depression in pregnant women in China, and its
influencing factors during the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods …

Depression and anxiety during pregnancy: the influence of maternal characteristics

KFE van de Loo, R Vlenterie, SJ Nikkels, PJFM Merkus… - Birth, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Depression and anxiety during pregnancy are associated with adverse health
outcomes for both mother and child. This study aims to investigate the occurrence of …

Anxiety in fathers in the perinatal period: A systematic review

LF Philpott, E Savage, S FitzGerald, P Leahy-Warren - Midwifery, 2019 - Elsevier
Background fatherhood in the perinatal period can be a time of great excitement, happiness
and joy. However, a growing body of literature indicates that fathers are at risk for elevated …

Anxiety disorders among women: a female lifespan approach

L Hantsoo, CN Epperson - Focus, 2017 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
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 …

A systematic review of nonpharmacological prenatal interventions for pregnancy‐specific anxiety and fear of childbirth

K Stoll, EM Swift, N Fairbrother, E Nethery, P Janssen - Birth, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite a sharp increase in the number of publications that report on treatment
options for pregnancy‐specific anxiety and fear of childbirth (PSA/FoB), no systematic review …