Perinatal depression (PND) is a major depressive episode during pregnancy or within 4
weeks after childbirth up to a year. Risk factors for PND include stressful life events, history …

The COVID-19 pandemic and measures implemented to decelerate its spread have
consequences for mental health of societies. The aim of our review was to analyze …

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

Pregnancy-specific stress (PSS) arises from the numerous changes that women experience
during pregnancy and from their concerns about childbirth and the health of their offspring …

Objectives Perinatal depression (PND) is a prevalent and disabling problem both during
pregnancy and the postpartum period. The legacy screening measure has been the …

Importance Prenatal maternal psychological distress can result in detrimental mother and
child outcomes. Maternal stress increases with receipt of a prenatal diagnosis of fetal …

Background Prenatal and postnatal depression have been well studied in recent decades,
but few studies address their relationship with hospitalization and mortality in one-year-old …

BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic presents unique social, economic, and
psychological challenges for individuals globally. Thus, women who are pregnant face …

Abstract Background Perinatal Depression (PND) is one of the most common complications
(10–20%) during the perinatal period and its clinical course and phenotypes are still an area …

Objectives: Anxiety is prevalent in pregnancy and predicts risk of adverse birth outcomes.
Many instruments measure anxiety in pregnancy, some of which assess pregnancy anxiety …