Objective To systematically review the literature on the mental health of adolescents
associated with sexual and reproductive outcomes, and compare the mental health …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions can adversely impact
antenatal maternal well-being and health behaviours. Aim To examine antenatal stress and …

The role of folate, in its synthetic and bioactive form, as an in utero modifier of metabolic
outcomes in mothers and offspring is examined in this review. During pregnancy, a …

BACKGROUND: Spiritual care is one of the important and essential aspects of healthcare.
The impact of spirituality on healing, health-related states, and the ability to cope and adapt …

Introduction Research has progressively focused on antenatal psychological disease of
expectant mothers, showing that anxiety and depression as well as fear of childbirth occur …

Background: The postpartum or puerperium period is the first 6 weeks after giving birth to an
infant. The postpartum period can have negative implications, especially in first-time …

Objective Retention of weight gained over pregnancy increases the risk of long-term obesity
and related health concerns. While many risk factors for this postpartum weight retention …

The understanding of long-term depression and anxiety trajectories across the perinatal
periods is lacking. This longitudinal study investigated the change trajectories of both …

Objectives The relationship between psychosocial factors/mental health/depressive
symptoms and inadequate gestational weight (GW) change remains poorly understood …

Women with excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) are at risk for poor psychosocial well‐
being and postpartum weight retention (PPWR). Scant research has examined longitudinal …