Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	116848
Country	China

Category	Psychiatry
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Effect of anxiety and depression symptoms in pregnancy on Apgar score and birth weight of newborns
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Shu-Juan Wu, Jing-Xian Wang, Hui-Xian Kang and Ping Li
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number 2020 Hebei Provincial Key Medical Research Project 20201360
Corresponding Author	Ping Li, Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation, Shijiazhuang Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, 396 Youyi South Street, Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang City, 050000, Shijiazhuang 050000, Hebei Province, China. liping_857@163.com
Key Words	Influencing factors; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization failure/refractoriness; Drug-eluting bead transcatheter arterial chemoembolization; Digital subtraction angiography-guided procedure
Core Tip	This study demonstrates that anxiety [Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS)] and depression [Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS)] symptoms during pregnancy are significant independent risk factors for adverse neonatal outcomes, including lower Apgar scores and reduced birth weight. The SAS and SDS showed high predictive value (area under the curve: 0.958 and 0.979, respectively). The findings underscore the critical need for early screening and intervention for maternal psychological distress to improve neonatal health.
Citation	Wu SJ, Wang JX, Kang HX, Li P. Effect of anxiety and depression symptoms in pregnancy on Apgar score and birth weight of newborns. World J Psychiatry 2025; In press

Received	2025-11-25 09:04
Peer-Review Started	2025-11-25 09:04
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-12-16 06:25
Return for Revision	2025-12-16 06:25
Revised	2025-12-20 05:45
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2025-12-31 02:31
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-12-31 07:22
Articles in Press	2025-12-31 07:22
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