Jessica sadly miscarried in 2017 – and told MadeForMums the fear it would happen again did raise her anxiety levels during this pregnancy. “When we found out we were pregnant with this one, it was ...

Recognising and addressing anxiety and depression during pregnancy is crucial for both maternal and fetal health. Untreated mental health issues can lead to complications, including preterm birth ...

“Maternal anxiety is anxiety that affects women during pregnancy, birth and the first post-natal year”, says Dr Green. “There are lots of different forms of anxiety, from anxiety about ...

Everyone feels anxious sometimes. Even in pregnancy, it is natural to feel a bit anxious. But for some women, thoughts about the health of the baby, the delivery experience, or how the baby will ...

“I’m not saying there was any cause and effect, but I do think that stress and anxiety are the opposite of the things your body needs to feel before it allows itself to get pregnant. It’s ...

Pregnancy is a transformative time in a person’s life where the body undergoes rapid physiological adaptations to prepare for motherhood — that we all know. What has remained something of a mystery is ...

Pregnant women and new moms are experiencing higher rates of depression and anxiety amid the coronavirus pandemic, a new study suggests. In the study, researchers asked 900 women – 520 of whom ...

In developing countries like Nigeria, one out of every five women (20 percent) going through pregnancy and childbirth will experience a mental health problem – commonly anxiety and depression.

Anxiety displays itself in a few diagnostically distinct ways. Generalized Anxiety disorder, in which concerns reflect any of the major domains of life—work, love, money, health—is most common ...