Maternal peripartum stress: A new consensus-based definition.

Authors

Déborah Fort, Susan Ayers, Danny Horesh, Susan Garthus-Niegel, Anna-Lena Zietlow, Jonathan Handelzalts, Rafael A Caparros-Gonzalez, Fiona Alderdice, Valentine Rattaz, Antje Horsch, WG 1.1 COST Action 22114

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Archives of women's mental health. Volume 29. Issue 4. Jul 01, 2026. Epub Jul 01, 2026.

Abstract

The peripartum period is a time of increased vulnerability to stress for women, yet no consensus definition of maternal peripartum stress exists. This paper reports work from European COST Action 22114 (TREASURE), which identified key concepts related to maternal peripartum stress in the literature and developed a consensus definition via a qualitative Delphi process involving 161 international researchers and clinicians. The resulting definition supports a shared understanding, enabling more targeted research and evidence-based clinical practice to improve perinatal care.

PMID:
42384219
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 01 Jul 2026.

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