SynthesisThe Psychiatric quarterly2020
Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- The mediating role of obsessive-compulsive behaviors in the relationship between spousal support and postpartum comfort: a cross-sectional analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Vulnerable baby perception as a predictor of postpartum obsessive-compulsive behaviors in mothers.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- The relationship between pregnancy complaints and obsessive-compulsive behaviors during the postpartum period regarding baby care: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Prenatal obsessive beliefs predict postpartum obsessive-compulsive symptoms: a prospective study.Psychiatry research · 2025Article
- Psychometric evaluation of the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale in pregnant women.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Article
- Effect of obsessive compulsive behavior and breastfeeding self-efficacy on maternal satisfaction in the postpartum period: a case-control study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Obsessive-compulsive symptom trajectories from pregnancy through the postpartum: examining longitudinal course and risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Article
- Prepartum working conditions predict mental health symptoms 14 months postpartum in first-time mothers and their partners - results of the prospective cohort study "DREAM".BMC public health · 2025Article
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum: prevalence, stability, predictors, and comorbidity with peripartum depression symptoms.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- The effect of maternal concerns about childbirth and postpartum period on obsessive and compulsive behaviors related to baby careBiomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud · 2024Article
- Risk and resilience factors for psychopathology during pregnancy: An application of the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP).Development and psychopathology · 2024Article
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- Psychiatric Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum Period: A Guide For Perinatal Interview.The Eurasian journal of medicine · 2023Article
- Socioeconomic resources moderate the relationship between maternal prenatal obsessive-compulsive symptoms and infant negative affectivity.Infant behavior & development · 2023Article
- Consensus recommendations for the assessment and treatment of perinatal obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): A Delphi study.Archives of women's mental health · 2023Review
- SAPAP3, SPRED2, and obsessive-compulsive disorder: the search for fundamental phenotypes.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2023Article
- The Postpartum Obsessive-Compulsive Scale: Psychometric, Operative and Epidemiologic Study in a Portuguese Sample.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Perinatal Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Epidemiology, Phenomenology, Etiology, and Treatment.Current psychiatry reports · 2022Review
- The impact of postpartum obsessive-compulsive symptoms on child development and the mediating role of the parent-child relationship: A prospective longitudinal study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
The main aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to calculate and compare the frequencies of obsessions and compulsions in women with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) during pregnancy (OCD-P), the postpartum period (OCD-PP) and when they are neither pregnant nor postpartum (OCD-NPP). Fourteen studies were selected after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The meta-analysis showed that aggressive obsessions were much more common in OCD-PP than in OCD-P and OCD-NPP and that washing/cleaning compulsions were less frequent in OCD-PP than in OCD-P and OCD-NPP. These differences were significant, whereas the frequencies of various obsessions and compulsions did not distinguish between OCD-P and OCD-NPP. Obsessions about accidental harm to the infant and other infant-focused obsessions, checking compulsions, self-reassurance and seeking reassurance from others were also relatively common in OCD-PP. Clinical manifestations of OCD-PP are relatively specific and differ from those of OCD-P and OCD-NPP, whereas OCD-P does not seem to have distinct clinical features. Although these findings do not necessarily suggest that OCD-PP is a distinct subtype of OCD, they have important conceptual and clinical implications.
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