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Commentary
Women’s health and midwifery
Prenatal depressive and anxiety symptoms identifying predictors and psychosocial risks
  1. Lisa Ma1,
  2. Lauren Ellis1,
  3. Myriam Cadet2
  1. 1 College of Nursing, SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Nursing, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  2. 2 Nursing, SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Nursing, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  1. Correspondence to Lisa Ma, College of Nursing, SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Nursing, Brooklyn, New York, USA; lisa.ma{at}downstate.edu

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2020-103398

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    Commentary on: Wu Y, Zhang C, Liu H Duan, et al. Perinatal depressive and anxiety symptoms of pregnant women during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak in China. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.05.009

    Commentary: implications for research and practice

    • Future research is needed on health screening measures to assess if patients have experienced prenatal depression and anxiety symptoms.

    • In clinical practice, an appropriate assessment for depression and anxiety by primary care providers becomes crucial during the prenatal stage of pregnancy.

    • Investigating the prevalence and incidence rates of prenatal depression and anxiety can prepare healthcare providers with adequate knowledge to deliver safe and quality care to patients.

    Context

    The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated a profound negative impact on pregnant mothers with anxiety and depression. …

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    Footnotes

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed