This study aims to obtain information about the anxiety and stress of postpartum mothers during COVID-19 pandemic. used a descriptive survey method on sample pregnant women giving birth by purposive sampling, namely those who visited Independent Practice Midwife (BPM) clinic in Bekasi City from April July 2020, totaling 78 people. Data were collected using DASS-21 questionnaire which was packag...

Maternal depression has been shown to negatively impact offspring development. Investigation into the impact of maternal depression and offspring behavior has relied on correlative studies in humans. Further investigation into the underlying mechanisms has been hindered by the lack of useful animal models. We previously characterized a mouse model which exhibits depression-like behaviors restri...

background and aim: postpartum period is an exclusive period after birth which can act as a potential stressor and could be accompanied with psychological disorders. social support could play an important role in maternal mental health. considering various stressors and different levels of social support for women, this study aimed to compare postpartum stressors as well as social support level...

Quality of life, comfort, and wellbeing during pregnancy are essential for every country in the world. Pregnancy is considered a preparation period for becoming a mother. Maternal role development, including confidence and satisfaction as a mother, is important in the transition to motherhood. Negative psychosocial affect, such as increased anxiety and distress, during pregnancy adversely influ...

background: all women experience similar changes in the postpartum period, but some special factors make these experiences unique and sometimes cause stress and anxiety. understanding these experiences is essential for providing appropriate postpartum care. this study investigated the meaning and nature of mothers' experiences and their daily life in this period. methods: this is a qualitative ...

The objective of this study was to describe pregnancy- and birth-related experiences postpartum women during the third wave COVID-19 pandemic their association with mental health outcomes. An online questionnaire distributed in five European countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, UK) between June August 2021. Participants were recruited though social media platforms including mot...

BACKGROUND The postpartum period is a time for multiple clinical interventions. To date, no critical review of these interventions exists. This systematic review examined evidence for the effectiveness of postpartum interventions that have been reported in the literature. METHODS MEDLINE, Cinahl, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Library were searched for randomized controlled trials of intervention...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether use of serotonin or non-serotonin reuptake inhibitors near to delivery is associated with postpartum hemorrhage. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING 2000-07 nationwide Medicaid data (Medicaid Analytic eXtract). POPULATION 106,000 pregnant women aged 12-55 with a diagnosis of mood or anxiety disorder. Women were categorized into four mutually exclusive exposure grou...

OBJECTIVE About 24.1% of pregnant women suffer from at least 1 anxiety disorder, 8.5% of whom suffer specifically from generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). GAD is often associated with major depressive disorder (MDD). During the perinatal period, the presence of physical and somatic symptoms often makes differentiation between depression and anxiety more challenging. To date, no screening tools ...

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of yoga (physical activity) versus social support (verbal activity) on prenatal and postpartum depression. Ninety-two prenatally depressed women were randomly assigned to a yoga or a social support control group at 22 weeks gestation. The yoga group participated in a 20-min group session (only physical poses) once per week for 12 weeks. The s...