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August 22, 2026Global Journal of Health Sciences and ResearchOpen Access

Depression and anxiety among antenatal and postnatal mothers: A community-based cross-sectional study

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RSR. SindhuriSSSubalakshmi SubramaniyanRMReenaa Mohan

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Overview

Cross-sectional study reveals higher depressive symptoms in antenatal compared to postnatal mothers, highlighting the need for routine maternal mental health screening.

Key Points

  • To assess and compare anxiety and depressive symptom profiles between antenatal and postnatal mothers using standardized screening instruments.
  • Conducted a community-based analytical cross-sectional study over 6 months (October 2021–April 2022) at a rural primary health center.
  • Enrolled N=180 participants and gathered data using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) scales.
  • Performed statistical evaluations and logistic regression analyses to assess associations across groups.
  • Depression severity differed significantly between antenatal and postnatal cohorts (p = 0.001).
  • Mild depressive symptoms predominated among antenatal mothers, whereas most postnatal mothers exhibited no depressive symptoms.

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Sindhuri et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895ec3ca7ade938187cee7https://doi.org/10.25259/gjhsr_68_2025
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