Mood instability during pregnancy and postpartum: a systematic review

H Li, A Bowen, R Bowen, L Balbuena, C Feng… - Archives of women's …, 2020 - Springer
Perinatal mood instability (MI) is a common clinical observation in perinatal women, and
existing research indicates that MI is strongly associated with a variety of mental disorders …

Infant crying predicts real-time fluctuations in maternal mental health in ecologically valid home settings.

K de Barbaro, M Micheletti, X Yao… - Developmental …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Exposure to infant crying is a well-established predictor of mothers' mental health. However,
this association may reflect many potential mechanisms. Capturing dynamic fluctuations in …

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

H Li, A Bowen, R Bowen, N Muhajarine… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
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 …

Maternal-infant attachment and its relationships with postpartum depression, anxiety, affective instability, stress, and social support in a Canadian community sample

H Li - Psychiatric Quarterly, 2023 - Springer
As a crucial component of child development, maternal-infant attachment influences a child's
cognitive, psychological, and social development. Maternal depression, anxiety, stress, and …

Assessment of postpartum depressive symptoms: the importance of somatic symptoms and irritability

JA Williamson, MW O'Hara, S Stuart, KJ Hart… - …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Assessing postpartum depressive symptoms is complicated by the fact that irritability,
fatigue, insomnia, and appetite disruptions are also related to normative aspects of the …

More than depression: a multi-dimensional assessment of postpartum distress symptoms before and after a residential early parenting program

N Wilson, K Wynter, C Anderson, SMW Rajaratnam… - BMC psychiatry, 2019 - Springer
Introduction Parents are vulnerable to psychological distress symptoms in the postpartum
period. It is routine to screen for depressive symptoms, but anxiety, stress, fatigue, irritability …

Psychometric properties of the difficulties in emotion regulation scale in a perinatal sample

EN Barrett, BN Frey, DL Streiner, A Agako… - … of Reproductive and …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Background One in five pregnant and postpartum individuals experience an anxiety,
depressive, and/or trauma-related disorder. Emotion dysregulation (ED) underlies the …

Perinatal depression and patterns of attachment: A critical risk factor?

V Meuti, F Aceti, N Giacchetti… - Depression …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background. This study aims to verify if the presence and severity of perinatal depression
are related to any particular pattern of attachment. Methods. The study started with a …

Memory and mood changes in pregnancy: a qualitative content analysis of women's first-hand accounts

M Pownall, RRC Hutter, L Rockliffe… - Journal of Reproductive …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective This qualitative study aimed to explore how pregnant women and new mothers
self-report changes to their mood and memory during pregnancy. Background Researchers …

[HTML][HTML] Expectant parents' emotions evoked by pregnancy: A longitudinal dyadic analysis of couples in the Swedish Pregnancy Panel

LR Zheng, E Naurin, E Markstedt, P Olander… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rationale Holistic antenatal care requires knowledge of individuals' emotional response to
pregnancy. Little is known about how a pregnant woman and her partner influence each …