Effects of antenatal education on maternal anxiety and depression in pregnancy and postpartum period in Italy: modest and transient symptom reductions

Laura Camoni, Fiorino Mirabella, Antonella Gigantesco, Gemma Calamandrei, Alberto Stefana, Franca Aceti, Ilaria Adulti, Pietro Bagolan, Gina Barbano, Antonello Bellomo, Marina Cattaneo, Elda Cengia, Flavia Adalgisa Distefano, Angela Fabiano, Alice Fent, Nicoletta Giacchetti, Laura Giusti, Antonella Grillo, Teresa Grimaldi, Loredana Messina, Marianna Mazza, Angelo Marcheggiani, Cinzia Niolu, Giovanna Picciano, Maria Pistillo, Rossana Riolo, Rita Roncone, Gabriele Sani, Melania Severo, Martina Smorti, Damiana Tomasello

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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1724202
Published: 2026-02-12
Container: Frontiers in Psychology
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1724202,
  title = {Effects of antenatal education on maternal anxiety and depression in pregnancy and postpartum period in Italy: modest and transient symptom reductions},
  author = {Laura Camoni and Fiorino Mirabella and Antonella Gigantesco and Gemma Calamandrei and Alberto Stefana and Franca Aceti and Ilaria Adulti and Pietro Bagolan and Gina Barbano and Antonello Bellomo and Marina Cattaneo and Elda Cengia and Flavia Adalgisa Distefano and Angela Fabiano and Alice Fent and Nicoletta Giacchetti and Laura Giusti and Antonella Grillo and Teresa Grimaldi and Loredana Messina and Marianna Mazza and Angelo Marcheggiani and Cinzia Niolu and Giovanna Picciano and Maria Pistillo and Rossana Riolo and Rita Roncone and Gabriele Sani and Melania Severo and Martina Smorti and Damiana Tomasello},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in Psychology},
  doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1724202},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1724202}
}

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TI  - Effects of antenatal education on maternal anxiety and depression in pregnancy and postpartum period in Italy: modest and transient symptom reductions
AU  - Laura Camoni
AU  - Fiorino Mirabella
AU  - Antonella Gigantesco
AU  - Gemma Calamandrei
AU  - Alberto Stefana
AU  - Franca Aceti
AU  - Ilaria Adulti
AU  - Pietro Bagolan
AU  - Gina Barbano
AU  - Antonello Bellomo
AU  - Marina Cattaneo
AU  - Elda Cengia
AU  - Flavia Adalgisa Distefano
AU  - Angela Fabiano
AU  - Alice Fent
AU  - Nicoletta Giacchetti
AU  - Laura Giusti
AU  - Antonella Grillo
AU  - Teresa Grimaldi
AU  - Loredana Messina
AU  - Marianna Mazza
AU  - Angelo Marcheggiani
AU  - Cinzia Niolu
AU  - Giovanna Picciano
AU  - Maria Pistillo
AU  - Rossana Riolo
AU  - Rita Roncone
AU  - Gabriele Sani
AU  - Melania Severo
AU  - Martina Smorti
AU  - Damiana Tomasello
PY  - 2026
JO  - Frontiers in Psychology
DO  - 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1724202
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Camoni, L., Mirabella, F., Gigantesco, A., Calamandrei, G., Stefana, A., Aceti, F., Adulti, I., Bagolan, P., Barbano, G., Bellomo, A., Cattaneo, M., Cengia, E., Distefano, F. A., Fabiano, A., Fent, A., Giacchetti, N., Giusti, L., Grillo, A., Grimaldi, T., Messina, L., Mazza, M., Marcheggiani, A., Niolu, C., Picciano, G., Pistillo, M., Riolo, R., Roncone, R., Sani, G., Severo, M., Smorti, M., & Tomasello, D. (2026). Effects of antenatal education on maternal anxiety and depression in pregnancy and postpartum period in Italy: modest and transient symptom reductions. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1724202

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