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ArticleArchives of women's mental health2026

Maternal peripartum stress: A new consensus-based definition.

Déborah Fort, Susan Ayers, Danny Horesh, Susan Garthus-Niegel, Anna-Lena Zietlow, Jonathan Handelzalts, Rafael A Caparros-Gonzalez, Fiona Alderdice, Valentine Rattaz, Antje Horsch and 1 more

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Déborah FortInstitute of Higher Education and Research in Healthcare, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. deborah.fort@chuv.ch.
Susan AyersCity St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Danny HoreshDepartment of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
Susan Garthus-NiegelInstitute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Anna-Lena ZietlowFaculty of Psychology, Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Jonathan HandelzaltsSchool of Behavioral Sciences, Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Rafael A Caparros-GonzalezDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Fiona AlderdiceNational Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Valentine RattazCenter for Family Studies, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Antje HorschInstitute of Higher Education and Research in Healthcare, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. Antje.Horsch@chuv.ch.ORCID 0000-0002-9950-9661
WG 1.1 COST Action 22114

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Abstract

The peripartum period is a time of increased vulnerability to stress for women, yet no consensus definition of maternal peripartum stress exists. This paper reports work from European COST Action 22114 (TREASURE), which identified key concepts related to maternal peripartum stress in the literature and developed a consensus definition via a qualitative Delphi process involving 161 international researchers and clinicians. The resulting definition supports a shared understanding, enabling more targeted research and evidence-based clinical practice to improve perinatal care.

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Peripartum PeriodPregnancy ComplicationsStress, PsychologicalDelphi TechniqueFemaleHumansPregnancyMaternalPeripartum stress appraisalPeripartum stress definitionPeripartum stressorPeripartum stress response

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