Perinatal depression and anxiety remain underdiagnosed and undertreated despite ACOG guidelines recommending universal, repeated screening across pregnancy and postpartum visits.
According to a recent meta-analysis, about one out of every five women has at least one type of anxiety disorder during pregnancy or the postpartum period.
According to a recent meta-analysis, about one out of every five women has at least one type of anxiety disorder during pregnancy or the postpartum period.
Anxiety symptoms are common during pregnancy and the postpartum period. According to a recent meta-analysis from Fawcett and colleagues, about one out of every five women has at least one type of anxiety disorder [...]
ACOG recommends that clinicians screen women at least once during the perinatal period for anxiety symptoms.
