Screening for Perinatal Anxiety Symptoms in Obstetric Settings Is Recommended, and Proper Provider Training Is Essential

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In this issue, Fawcett et al present an important and timely meta-analysis of the prevalence rates of perinatal anxiety disorders. They include articles reporting the prevalence of 1 or more of 8 common anxiety disorders in pregnant or postpartum women. A total of 2,613 records were retrieved, and anxiety disorder prevalence and potential predictor variables (eg, parity) were extracted from each of the 26 studies included.