Background Maternal anxiety negatively influences child outcomes. Reliable estimates have
not been established because of varying published prevalence rates. Aims To establish …

Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the association between
maternal antenatal anxiety (AA) and a range of perinatal outcomes. Data Sources: Ovid …

Importance There is widespread interest in associations between maternal perinatal
depression and anxiety and offspring development; however, to date, there has been no …

In-utero exposure to maternal psychological distress is increasingly linked with disrupted
fetal and neonatal brain development and long‐term neurobehavioral dysfunction in …

Background—The goal of this statement is to review available literature and to put forth a
scientific statement on the current practice of fetal cardiac medicine, including the diagnosis …

Care for the emotional state of pregnant women remains a neglected aspect of obstetric
medicine. Many prospective studies have shown that, if a mother is depressed, anxious, or …

Background Previous studies concerning the association between maternal anxiety during
pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes have provided controversial findings. Methods In this …

Psychosocial maternal stress experienced during different vulnerable periods throughout
gestation is thought to increase the individual's risk to develop neuropsychiatric …

Objectives Evidence suggests that pregnancy-related anxiety is more strongly associated
with maternal and child outcomes than general anxiety and depression are and that …

Although individual behaviors have not been proven to have a strong influence on the risk of
preterm birth, consistent evidence suggests that a constellation of favorable lifestyle factors …