Mood instability, depression, and anxiety in pregnancy and adverse neonatal outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antenatal women experience an increased level of mood and anxiety symptoms, which have negative effects on mothers' mental and physical health as well as the health of their newborns. The relation of maternal depression and anxiety in pregnancy with neonate outcomes is well-studied with inconsistent findings. However, the association between antenatal mood instability (MI) and neonatal outcomes has not been investigated even though antenatal women experience an elevated level of MI. We sought to address this gap and to contribute to the literature about pregnancy neonate outcomes by examining the relationship among antenatal MI, depression, and anxiety and neonatal outcomes.

Methods

A prospective cohort of women (n = 555) participated in this study at early pregna

SUBMITTER: Li H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8385792 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature