OBJECTIVE This study aimed to conduct a systematic review and to evaluate the
psychometric measurement properties of instruments for postpartum anxiety using the …

Background The childbirth experience is a personal life event that is influenced by
physiologic and mental-psychological processes. Due to the prevalence of psychiatric …

Objective The transition to motherhood is a period of risk for the development of mood
disorders. Postpartum anxiety has not been as thoroughly studied as other emotional …

Background Due to its high pervasiveness and adversarial consequences, postpartum
anxiety has been one of the most worrying public health concerns in the last decade …

Introduction While often positive, the lifecourse transition to motherhood is susceptible to the
risk for developing mood disorders. Postpartum anxiety has often been overshadowed by …

Background Given the possible effect of maternal anxiety on the severity of colic pain in
infants, this study aimed to investigate the effects of behavioral therapy counseling on …

Postpartum anxiety has negative consequences for both mother and infant, so effective
identification and measurement is vital to enable intervention. Despite NICE …

Abstract The Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale [PSAS] was developed and validated as a
research tool with a four-factor structure; with predictive validity corroborated in studies …

The role of anxiety is unknown in relation to postpartum bonding, unlike the well-known
detrimental effect that postpartum depression has on the relationship between a mother and …

Abstract Background The Postpartum-Specific Anxiety Scale (PSAS) is an international
measure designed to evaluate anxiety experienced by mothers in the postpartum period …