Psychological symptom clusters in pregnant women: a scoping review
Further research should focus on evaluating the internal consistency of symptom clusters, developing standardized tools to assess psychological symptom clusters in pregnant women, and exploring new analytical methods to improve clusters identification and uncover underlying biological mechanisms. Additionally, priority should be given to the creating and implementing evidence-based, standardized protocols for managing these symptom clusters during pregnancy.
Authors
- Chunjian Shan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4355-5554)
- Chun Ling Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9295-8037)
- Congshan Pu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4090-9221)
- Jiaai Xia
- Weiwei Jiang
- Danni Song
- Yiting Wang
- Shuang Hu
Institutions
- Nanjing Children's Hospital (CN)
- Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03904-5
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00