Worry is a common component of pregnancy, driven by concerns about becoming a parent or worrying about a baby’s health.1,2
Symptoms of peripartum anxiety can include churning stomach, dizziness, headaches, palpitations, sweating, sleep problems, nausea, and panic attacks.1 The predictors for peripartum anxiety include a history of mental health and psychosocial problems.3 However, although common in pregnant women, the presence of panic disorder or GAD did not contribute to adverse outcomes in pregnancy in this study.2
CI=confidence interval; GAD=generalized anxiety disorder; MDE=major depressive episode (disorder); OR=odds ratio; PTSD=post-traumatic stress disorder; SRI=Serotonin reuptake inhibitor
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