Neonatal Research Priority Setting Partnership: help wanted

Katie Evans
Neonatal Research Priority Setting Partnership Project Co-ordinator and Clinical Research Fellow in Neonatal Medicine at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
katie.evans7@nhs.net

Chris Gale
Academic Neonatologist and Neonatal Society Meeting Secretary

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Keywords

maternal anxiety; postpartum anxiety; postpartum depression

Key points

Anxiety is often misdiagnosed as depression and treatments may not work effectively.
Postpartum anxiety can negatively affect the maternal-infant bond and subsequently breastfeeding.
Healthcare professionals can support pregnant and postpartum women by recognising the difference between anxiety and depression and providing education and support for women to seek help.

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