PMID- 33374261 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210222 LR - 20210222 IS - 1660-4601 (Electronic) IS - 1661-7827 (Print) IS - 1660-4601 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 1 DP - 2020 Dec 24 TI - Perinatal Anxiety Symptoms: Rates and Risk Factors in Mexican Women. LID - 10.3390/ijerph18010082 [doi] LID - 82 AB - Anxiety during pregnancy and after childbirth can have negative consequences for a woman and her baby. Despite growing interest in the perinatal mental health of Mexican women living in the U.S., perinatal anxiety symptom (PAS) rates and risk factors have yet to be established for women in Mexico. We sought to determine PAS rates and identify risk factors, including the traditional female role (TFR) in a sample of Mexican women. This secondary data analysis is based on 234 Mexican women who participated in a longitudinal study on perinatal depression in Mexico. Anxiety symptoms were assessed in pregnancy and at six weeks postpartum. Rates were determined through frequencies, and multiple logistics regressions were conducted to identify risk factors in the sample. The PAS rate was 21% in pregnancy and 18% postpartum. Stressful life events and depressive symptoms were associated with a higher probability of PAS. Adherence to TFR increased the probability of prenatal anxiety; lower educational attainment and low social support during pregnancy increased the probability of postpartum anxiety. The PAS rates were within the range reported in the literature. The TFR was only associated with anxiety in gestation, highlighting the role of this culturally relevant risk factor. Culturally responsive early interventions are therefore required. FAU - Juarez Padilla, Janeth AU - Juarez Padilla J AD - Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61820, USA. FAU - Lara-Cinisomo, Sandraluz AU - Lara-Cinisomo S AD - Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61820, USA. FAU - Navarrete, Laura AU - Navarrete L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5421-9794 AD - Innovation and Global Health Department, Ramon de la Fuente Muniz National Institute of Psychiatry, Tlalpan, Mexico City 14370, Mexico. FAU - Lara, Ma Asuncion AU - Lara MA AD - Innovation and Global Health Department, Ramon de la Fuente Muniz National Institute of Psychiatry, Tlalpan, Mexico City 14370, Mexico. LA - eng GR - T37MD003405/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20201224 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Environ Res Public Health JT - International journal of environmental research and public health JID - 101238455 SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Anxiety/*epidemiology MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Longitudinal Studies MH - Mexico/epidemiology MH - Pregnancy MH - Pregnancy Complications/epidemiology/*psychology MH - Risk Factors MH - Young Adult PMC - PMC7795471 OTO - NOTNLM OT - perinatal anxiety symptoms OT - risk factors OT - traditional female role COIS- The authors declare they have no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2020/12/31 06:00 MHDA- 2021/02/23 06:00 PMCR- 2021/01/01 CRDT- 2020/12/30 01:00 PHST- 2020/12/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/12/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/12/30 01:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/12/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/02/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijerph18010082 [pii] AID - ijerph-18-00082 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijerph18010082 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Dec 24;18(1):82. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18010082.