Publications by authors named "Youding Zhang"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to investigate how common anxiety and depression are among pregnant women during each trimester and identify factors related to these mental health issues.
- - Researchers surveyed women at a hospital over several years, using specific questionnaires to measure anxiety and depression levels during the first, second, and third trimesters.
- - Findings showed that anxiety rates were 22.7%, 17.4%, and 20.8%, while depression rates were 35.7%, 24.0%, and 26.1% across the trimesters; lower education and physically demanding jobs were linked to higher mental health concerns.
Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnant women are one of the important causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Evidence showed mental stress might be a risk factor of gestational hypertensive disorders.
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationships between mental stress and gestational hypertension/preeclampsia in pregnant women.