Mental Health DailyResearch. Evidence. Perspective.Published research on postpartum anxiety.
After a Chinese hospital added structured psychological nursing around childbirth, probable birth-related PTSD in first-time mothers fell from 17.7% to 9.1% in a non-randomized before/after …
Read articleIn a small Colorado pilot of BIPOC and Latina parents, depression and anxiety scores fell during about 24 hours of in-home postpartum doula care, but the study had no control group.
Read articleExpectant fathers whose partners were hospitalized for threatened preterm labor reported more distress during pregnancy, and when the baby did arrive early, their anxiety was still higher 6 …
Read articleA 12-item questionnaire built around the worries of new motherhood held up well in a 2026 study of 189 Brazilian mothers. Its total score was reliable and tracked general anxiety and depress…
Read articleThe depression-inflammation literature has firmly established that elevated inflammatory markers track with mood symptoms, but a 2026 study of 14,419 postpartum women from Xie et al. found t…
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