BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE
In 2006, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released a committee opinion that advocated
screening all women for psychosocial stress and other psychosocial issues during each trimester of pregnancy and the postpartum period. The primary aims of this study were to identify factors associated with high antenatal psychosocial stress and describe the course of psychosocial stress during pregnancy.