Perinatal mental health has become a significant focus of interest in recent years, with
investment in new specialist mental health services in some high‐income countries, and …

Obstetric guidelines have rapidly evolved to incorporate new data and research on the novel
coronavirus disease (COVID-19), with data on perinatal mental health building over the last …

Both acute and chronic stress can cause allostatic overload, or long-term imbalance in
mediators of homeostasis, that results in disruptions in the maternal-placental-fetal …

Background Parents of babies admitted to neonatal units (NNU) are exposed to a range of
potentially distressing experiences, which can lead to mental health symptoms such as …

Problem Prenatal depression and anxiety are linked to poor maternal and infant outcomes.
We need to understand predictors of poor mental health to identify at-risk women, and …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic was a significant threat to perinatal mental health.
This study examined differences in clinically significant depression, anxiety, and co-morbid …

Background Perinatal anxiety is associated with adverse outcomes for women and their
infants. Women in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) may be at higher risk of …

Abstract Background Corona Virus Disease 19 (COVID-19) is a new pandemic, declared a
public health emergency by the World Health Organization, which could have negative …

The impact of COVID-19-related stress on perinatal women is of heightened public health
concern given the established intergenerational impact of maternal stress-exposure on …

Over the past three decades, substantial progress has been made in reducing maternal
mortality worldwide. However, the historical focus on mortality reduction has been …