Having anxiety during pregnancy is very common, especially if you’ve had a prior pregnancy loss. One mom tells her story, ...

High levels of anxiety during pregnancy are associated with a risk of developing conditions like preeclampsia, premature birth, and low birth weight. Tips for coping with anxiety during pregnancy 1.

Almost 1 in 5 birthing people experience a mental health condition in pregnancy. One of the most common is anxiety, with one study showing it impacts up to nearly 30% of pregnant people.

Some biological causes of anxiety during pregnancy include hormonal changes that are essential to maintaining a healthy pregnancy. “Women produce more cortisol and estrogen during pregnancy ...

For this study, Dr. Osborne and her colleagues assessed a group of 107 pregnant women, 56 with anxiety and 51 without anxiety, during their second and third trimesters and at six weeks postpartum.

A new study found pregnancy-specific anxiety is associated with shorter gestation times and earlier births, and that screening during the first and third trimesters could help reduce early births.

The study, which examined the relationship between pregnancy length and different measures of anxiety, could help doctors understand when and how best to screen for anxiety during pregnancy to ...

My second pregnancy taught me that it is possible to have an anxiety disorder and still enjoy being pregnant. While some anxiety is normal during pregnancy — it’s a big thing happening inside ...

Depression and anxiety during pregnancy is a fairly common problem. A recent study in The Scientific World Journal found that 70 percent of pregnant women are either anxious and/or depressed.

For this study, Dr. Osborne and her colleagues assessed a group of 107 pregnant women, 56 with anxiety and 51 without anxiety, during their second and third trimesters and at six weeks postpartum.

The study, published Sept. 14, 2022 in Brain, Behavior and Immunity, demonstrates that pregnant women with anxiety have higher levels of certain immune cells known as cytotoxic T cells; these ...