ArticleNursing research and practice2017
Psychological Distress in Healthy Low-Risk First-Time Mothers during the Postpartum Period: An Exploratory Study.
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Effects of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation on Psychological Distress and Maternal Functioning in New Mothers During the Postpartum Period
Effects of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation on Psychological Distress and Maternal Functioning in New Mothers During the Postpartum Period
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Artificial intelligence-oriented predictive model for the risk of postpartum depression: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of Poor Sleep Quality in Perinatal and Postnatal Women: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Pooled it
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- Association of maternal psychological distress and milk cortisol with infant temperament and growth.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Postpartum symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress: differential relationships to women's cortisol profiles.Archives of women's mental health · 2024Article
- Body image perception and social support as predictors of psychological distress among third trimester pregnant women in Nigeria.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Psychological distress in pregnancy and postpartum: a cross-sectional study of Babol pregnancy mental health registry.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Be a Mom: Patterns of Program Usage and Acceptability Among Women With Low-Risk and High-Risk for Postpartum Depression.Frontiers in global women's health · 2022Article
- Postpartum Stress and Neural Regulation of Emotion among First-Time Mothers.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2021Article
- Be a Mom, a Web-Based Intervention to Promote Positive Mental Health Among Postpartum Women With Low Risk for Postpartum Depression: Exploring Psychological Mechanisms of Change.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Socio-demographic correlates of postpartum psychological distress among apparently healthy mothers in two tertiary hospitals in Enugu, South-East Nigeria.African health sciences · 2019Article
- "It's Hard Being a Mama": Validation of the Maternal Distress Concept in Becoming a Mother.The Journal of perinatal education · 2019Article
- The role of sociodemographic factors in maternal psychological distress and mother-preterm infant interactions.Research in nursing & health · 2017Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Psychological distress, defined as depression, anxiety, and insomnia in this study, can occur following the birth of a baby as new mothers, in addition to marked physiological changes, are faced with adapting to new roles and responsibilities. We investigated the cooccurrence of stress, depression, anxiety, and insomnia in mothers during the postpartum period; tested the feasibility of study methods and procedures for use in this population; and identified new mothers interest in using cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) as an intervention for reducing psychological distress. We recruited healthy, low-risk, English speaking first-time mothers, ages 18-32 years, with healthy babies (
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