The Roles of Perinatal Anxiety and Stress in Associations Between Prenatal Depression and Mother-Infant Synchrony

Depression commonly co-occurs with anxiety as well as stress during the perinatal period and may have implications for mother-infant interactions. We examine relationships between anxiety and perceived stress during the pre- and postnatal periods and synchrony at 3-months postpartum between groups of mothers who ranged in prenatal depressive symptom levels.