Preventive psychological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety: a systematic review

Introduction: Anxiety is a common problem during pregnancy and postpartum that can have important consequences for mothers and their babies. Having preventive psychological interventions to apply during the perinatal stage could help to reduce its adverse effects. The aim of this study was to find o...

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Autores: Val Noguerol, Alba, Posse Cepeda, Carmen María, Míguez Varela, María del Carmen
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
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Palabra clave:Anxiety
Perinatal
Pregnancy
Preventive
Psychological interventions
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spelling Preventive psychological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety: a systematic reviewVal Noguerol, AlbaPosse Cepeda, Carmen MaríaMíguez Varela, María del CarmenAnxietyPerinatalPregnancyPreventivePsychological interventionsIntroduction: Anxiety is a common problem during pregnancy and postpartum that can have important consequences for mothers and their babies. Having preventive psychological interventions to apply during the perinatal stage could help to reduce its adverse effects. The aim of this study was to find out which psychological interventions have been applied for the prevention of perinatal anxiety, what therapeutic approach and application format have been most commonly used, and which interventions have proven to be most effective. Methods: A literature review was conducted in the PsycInfo, Medline, and SCOPUS databases to identify articles published between March 2015 and March 2025. Results: Twenty studies were selected that met the inclusion criteria. Twelve of the interventions analyzed were indicated prevention programs and eight were universal prevention programs, with most taking place in pregnancy (n = 18). Mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy were the most commonly employed approaches. Regarding the application format, interventions conducted face-to-face and online were equally frequent, as well as those carried out individually or in groups. The duration ranged from 4 to 14 sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy interventions, applied face-to-face and in groups, proved to be the most effective. Conclusions: Preventive psychological interventions are effective in reducing anxiety during pregnancy. Further research is needed to draw conclusive results on their long-term effects and efficacy in the postpartum periodMDPIUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Psicoloxía Clínica e PsicobioloxíaUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela. Instituto de Psicoloxía (IPsiUS)20252025-08-1320252025-08-13journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10347/47444reponame:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostelainstname:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2© 2025 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:minerva_____::c10b0de1fb6a421fb0cbce5372a6a1c82026-06-15T12:47:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Preventive psychological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety: a systematic review
title Preventive psychological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety: a systematic review
spellingShingle Preventive psychological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety: a systematic review
Val Noguerol, Alba
Anxiety
Perinatal
Pregnancy
Preventive
Psychological interventions
title_short Preventive psychological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety: a systematic review
title_full Preventive psychological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety: a systematic review
title_fullStr Preventive psychological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety: a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Preventive psychological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety: a systematic review
title_sort Preventive psychological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety: a systematic review
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Val Noguerol, Alba
Posse Cepeda, Carmen María
Míguez Varela, María del Carmen
author Val Noguerol, Alba
author_facet Val Noguerol, Alba
Posse Cepeda, Carmen María
Míguez Varela, María del Carmen
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Míguez Varela, María del Carmen
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Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Instituto de Psicoloxía (IPsiUS)
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Anxiety
Perinatal
Pregnancy
Preventive
Psychological interventions
topic Anxiety
Perinatal
Pregnancy
Preventive
Psychological interventions
description Introduction: Anxiety is a common problem during pregnancy and postpartum that can have important consequences for mothers and their babies. Having preventive psychological interventions to apply during the perinatal stage could help to reduce its adverse effects. The aim of this study was to find out which psychological interventions have been applied for the prevention of perinatal anxiety, what therapeutic approach and application format have been most commonly used, and which interventions have proven to be most effective. Methods: A literature review was conducted in the PsycInfo, Medline, and SCOPUS databases to identify articles published between March 2015 and March 2025. Results: Twenty studies were selected that met the inclusion criteria. Twelve of the interventions analyzed were indicated prevention programs and eight were universal prevention programs, with most taking place in pregnancy (n = 18). Mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy were the most commonly employed approaches. Regarding the application format, interventions conducted face-to-face and online were equally frequent, as well as those carried out individually or in groups. The duration ranged from 4 to 14 sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy interventions, applied face-to-face and in groups, proved to be the most effective. Conclusions: Preventive psychological interventions are effective in reducing anxiety during pregnancy. Further research is needed to draw conclusive results on their long-term effects and efficacy in the postpartum period
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