Effects of prenatal psychotherapies and psychosocial interventions on depressive symptoms, anxious symptoms and stress: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Prenatal psychotherapies and psychosocial interventions are effective in reducing depressive symptoms, anxious symptoms and stress. Specifically, multicomponent interventions, counseling, and mindfulness-based interventions are superior for alleviating the symptoms of depressive symptoms, anxious symptoms and stress, respectively. Cognitive behavioral therapy may be a reasonable option that could produce a beneficial effect on all of these prenatal psychological problems.