Pregnancy stressors and postpartum symptoms of depression and anxiety: the moderating role of a cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the association between stressors (especially positive stressors) during pregnancy and postpartum depression and anxiety.

Aims

We investigated the association between positive and negative stress events during different stages of pregnancy and postpartum mental health outcomes among low-income pregnant women with symptoms of anxiety in Pakistan and evaluated whether an intervention based on cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) had a regulatory effect.

Methods

Participants were 621 pregnant Pakistani women with mild anxiety. Using the Pregnancy Experience Scale-Brief Version, six scores were created to assess positive and negative stressors. We performed a multivariate linear regression to examine whether these six scores, measured both

SUBMITTER: Sun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10910396 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature