Point prevalence and incidence of depressive and generalized anxiety symptoms among women attending antenatal clinics, a longitudinal study among adolescent mothers in Mwanza Tanzania

There was an increase in incidence in depressive and anxiety symptoms in adolescent women from the second trimester of pregnancy to three months post-delivery, but a decrease in point prevalence. These findings support the importance of integrating mental health services into existing antenatal and postnatal care services for adolescent women.