Pregnancy and childbirth are life events that can be complicated by disturbances in mental wellbeing. Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) refers to mental health during pregnancy and the first postnatal year. Evidence from the World Health Organisation (WHO) suggests that worldwide about 10 percent of pregnant women and 13 percent of women who have just given birth experience a mental disorder, primarily depression. Research on psychological reactions to pregnancy and childbirth has also focused on anxiety, fear of childbirth, and posttraumatic stress symptoms following childbirth. Without appropriate diagnosis and treatment, the negative impact of mental health problems during the perinatal period can be overseen and have long-lasting consequences.
The goal of this Research Topic is to increase the understanding of the risk and protective factors related to perinatal mental health outcomes, their psychological consequences, and potential evidence-based intervention strategies.
We invite researchers to submit a range of articles including but not limited to original research articles, reviews, meta-analyses, opinions, perspectives, and case reports to provide new evidence on the following:
• Assessing risk and protective factors related to perinatal mental health outcomes
• Relationship between maternal immune activation and psychological issues
• Psychiatric consequences of early life stress (i.e., maternal deprivation)
• Mental health in pregnant women in LMICs
• Treatment of perinatal mental health outcomes (i.e., fear of childbirth, anxiety)
Pregnancy and childbirth are life events that can be complicated by disturbances in mental wellbeing. Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) refers to mental health during pregnancy and the first postnatal year. Evidence from the World Health Organisation (WHO) suggests that worldwide about 10 percent of pregnant women and 13 percent of women who have just given birth experience a mental disorder, primarily depression. Research on psychological reactions to pregnancy and childbirth has also focused on anxiety, fear of childbirth, and posttraumatic stress symptoms following childbirth. Without appropriate diagnosis and treatment, the negative impact of mental health problems during the perinatal period can be overseen and have long-lasting consequences.
The goal of this Research Topic is to increase the understanding of the risk and protective factors related to perinatal mental health outcomes, their psychological consequences, and potential evidence-based intervention strategies.
We invite researchers to submit a range of articles including but not limited to original research articles, reviews, meta-analyses, opinions, perspectives, and case reports to provide new evidence on the following:
• Assessing risk and protective factors related to perinatal mental health outcomes
• Relationship between maternal immune activation and psychological issues
• Psychiatric consequences of early life stress (i.e., maternal deprivation)
• Mental health in pregnant women in LMICs
• Treatment of perinatal mental health outcomes (i.e., fear of childbirth, anxiety)
