Risk factors and course patterns of anxiety and depressive disorders during pregnancy and after delivery: A prospective-longitudinal study

Anxiety in pregnancy: prevalence and associated factors

“…Although maternal anxiety indexes during pregnancy are heterogeneous, anxiety symptoms and disorders are common in the perinatal period (3)(4) , and the symptoms may range from mild to severe (5) . National and international studies point to variable anxiety indexes around 23% in a study conducted in Alberta, Canada (6) , 15.6% in a study carried out in Germany (7) and 49% in Pakistan (8) .…”

Association between perceived social support and anxiety in pregnant adolescents

“…13,14 A recent study has found that anxiety and depressive disorders prior to pregnancy, as well as low social support, were important predictors of post-partum anxiety. 15 However, studies linking the different types of social support with anxiety disorders in pregnant adolescents are scarce.…”

Pattern of Psychiatric Disorders in Postpartum Women attending Obstetrics and Gynaecology OPD of M.M.Medical College & Hospital, Kumarhatti, Solan(H.P.) India

“…A study conducted by B Vythilingum, in 200910, reached the conclusion that anxiety disorders are common during pregnancy and after childbirth. Women with perinatal anxiety commonly present with excessive concerns about the pregnancy, foetus or infant 10 .Results on incidence, course and patterns of perinatal mental disorders vary widely, as was reported by Martini J et al in 2015 11 .…”