Cognitive impairment, anxiety and depression in pregnant women: modern look at the issue. (Review)
Cognitive impairment is a pressing issue in neurology. It is known that cognitive deficit is widely spread in pregnant women. The gestation period is a complicated process which affects the pregnant women psychoemotional condition. The scientific investigations on memory decline during pregnancy do not show clear understanding of the problem. The most number of prenatal and postnatal affective disorders studies has investigated only depression. However, the anxiety prevalence and its clinical manifestation during pregnancy have not been studied properly. Nowadays the correlation between cognitive impairment and depression has been detected. Cognitive functions in pregnant women have been investigated too. The pregnancy influence on depression has been studied. However, the most number of test results are contradicted. Nevertheless, pregnant women have subjective cognitive impairment complaints. This cognitive dysfunction decreases their life quality. It also may influence on pregnant women, fetus, newborn and all family members.