[Review] Postpartum anxiety: a state-of-the-art review

Although there has been increasing interest in the study of postpartum anxiety in recent years, it remains an emerging field. We present a state-of-the-art review of postpartum anxiety, with the aim of comprehensively surveying postpartum anxiety literature and presenting a synthesis of the complete body of knowledge around postpartum anxiety. We found an estimated global prevalence of 12·3% for postpartum anxiety. Postpartum anxiety is associated with primiparity and younger maternal age. Multiple screening tools are validated for use in postpartum anxiety, although none of these tools are validated for ongoing assessment.