Purpose Despite recommendations from the World Health Organization and the American
Academy of Pediatrics to exclusively breastfeed infants for their first 6 months of life, 75% of …

Background Perinatal anxiety is associated with adverse outcomes for women and their
infants. Women in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) may be at higher risk of …

Several studies have reported the susceptibility of pregnant women to emotional instability
and stress. Thus, pregnancy may be a risk factor that could deepen the already negative …

The aim of this study is to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pregnant
women's anxiety and identify factors most strongly associated with greater changes in …

Anxiety, depression, and related factors in pregnant women during the COVID‐19 pandemic
in Turkey: A web‐based cross‐sectional study - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH …

Background Anxiety is common during pregnancy. The 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder
scale (GAD-7) is a self-rating scale for detecting anxiety and has been validated in various …

Aims: The prevalence of perinatal anxiety and depressive symptoms have been speculated
to increase during an infectious disease outbreak but remains unknown in the context of the …

Anxiety experienced by women during pregnancy is highly prevalent, especially in resource-
poor settings and strongly predicts postnatal common mental disorders (CMDs), anxiety and …

Negative maternal affect (eg, depression and anxiety) has been associated with shorter
breastfeeding duration and poorer breastfeeding intention, initiation, and exclusivity. Other …

Background The optimal dosage and method of esketamine for postpartum depressive
symptoms (PDS) are unclear. We conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to …