Background The perinatal period is often characterized by specific fear, worry, and anxiety
concerning the pregnancy and its outcomes, referred to as pregnancy-related anxiety …

Background COVID-19 caused some worries among pregnant women. Worries during
pregnancy can affect women's well-being. We investigated worry and well-being and …

Background With the onset of the COVID-19 epidemic, pregnancy and childbirth for women
are taking place in unusual circumstances. We explored the lived experiences of pregnant …

Objectives Fear of childbirth is common during pregnancy and may contribute to several
adverse outcomes. We aimed to investigate childbirth fear and associated factors in a …

Background Anxiety in pregnancy is one of the strongest risk factors for postpartum
depression (PPD), and high worry is a hallmark of many anxiety disorders. We sought to …

Context: High levels of worries and stress in pregnancy result in negative pregnancy
outcomes and postnatal depression. Despite recommendations for routine psychological …

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a pandemic. As the first city
struck by the COVID-19 outbreak, Wuhan had implemented unprecedented public health …

Aim: This study investigated pregnancy-related anxiety symptoms (PRASs) and their
associated factors amongst pregnant women. Setting: Obafemi Awolowo University …

Background Anxiety during pregnancy can have side effects for both the mother and the
baby. Therefore, it is necessary to study the factors that affect anxiety during pregnancy. This …

Background: During the last decades, fathers have increasingly participated in prenatal
care, birth preparation classes, and childbirth. However, comparably little is known about the …