The long-term course of perinatal anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Roberta Z. J. McGuinness, Nichole Fairbrother, Fiona L. Challacombe · 2026
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Roberta McGuinness, Nichole Fairbrother, and Fiona Challacombe set out, in a 2026 protocol, a systematic review of how anxiety around pregnancy and birth unfolds over the long term. The perinatal period is a known high risk window for anxiety, with harms for parent and child. Reviews have mapped how common it is then. What happens years later is the gap.
The review will search five databases under standard reporting guidelines. Studies qualify if they measured anxiety in the perinatal window and again at least two years after birth, using a validated scale or a diagnostic interview. Grey literature and weaker designs are excluded. If the data allow, a meta analysis will pool the course estimates. Knowing whether perinatal anxiety fades, persists, or returns shapes how long services should follow new parents. A protocol published in advance also disciplines the review itself against cherry picking.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Roberta Z. J. McGuinness, Nichole Fairbrother, Fiona L. Challacombe |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |