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Perinatal Anxiety Symptoms: Rates and Risk Factors in Mexican Women

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  • Janeth Juarez Padilla

    (Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61820, USA)

  • Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo

    (Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61820, USA)

  • Laura Navarrete

    (Innovation and Global Health Department, Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz National Institute of Psychiatry, Tlalpan, Mexico City 14370, Mexico)

  • Ma. Asunción Lara

    (Innovation and Global Health Department, Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz National Institute of Psychiatry, Tlalpan, Mexico City 14370, Mexico)

Abstract

Anxiety during pregnancy and after childbirth can have negative consequences for a woman and her baby. Despite growing interest in the perinatal mental health of Mexican women living in the U.S., perinatal anxiety symptom (PAS) rates and risk factors have yet to be established for women in Mexico. We sought to determine PAS rates and identify risk factors, including the traditional female role (TFR) in a sample of Mexican women. This secondary data analysis is based on 234 Mexican women who participated in a longitudinal study on perinatal depression in Mexico. Anxiety symptoms were assessed in pregnancy and at six weeks postpartum. Rates were determined through frequencies, and multiple logistics regressions were conducted to identify risk factors in the sample. The PAS rate was 21% in pregnancy and 18% postpartum. Stressful life events and depressive symptoms were associated with a higher probability of PAS. Adherence to TFR increased the probability of prenatal anxiety; lower educational attainment and low social support during pregnancy increased the probability of postpartum anxiety. The PAS rates were within the range reported in the literature. The TFR was only associated with anxiety in gestation, highlighting the role of this culturally relevant risk factor. Culturally responsive early interventions are therefore required.

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  • Janeth Juarez Padilla & Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo & Laura Navarrete & Ma. Asunción Lara, 2020. "Perinatal Anxiety Symptoms: Rates and Risk Factors in Mexican Women," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2020:i:1:p:82-:d:467715
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