Postnatal anxiety prevalence, predictors and effects on development: A narrative review

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 51, Issue , 2018, Pages 24-32

  Field, Tiffany ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Postpartum anxiety prevalence; Predictors and effects on child development

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ADOLESCENCE; ANTENATAL DEPRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; FAMILY CONFLICT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LABOR; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MULTIPARA; MUSIC THERAPY; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEMPERAMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FATHER; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTHER; OBJECT RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTNATAL DEPRESSION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; TRENDS;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 85043457127     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: 19348800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2018.02.005     Document Type: Review

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