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Data were collected from 30 mothers of infants diagnosed prenatally with ANH using the Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), an investigator-developed questionnaire, and open-ended questions. Regression and thematic analysis were performed. Results indicated moderate clinically significant anxiety (mean STAI-S 41.5\u2009\u00b1\u2009SD). Postnatal anxiety was higher in infants with mild dilation compared to those with moderate and severe dilation (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Qualitative themes included communication, maternal response, prenatal impact, and worry about baby. Mothers with higher STAI were more likely to report anxiety about surgery (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.02) and prenatal management (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.04). Future studies will examine anxiety in larger cohorts of mothers with and without fetal ANH.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/13591053261488292","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,8]],"date-time":"2026-10-08T05:46:25Z","timestamp":1791438385000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A pilot mixed-methods analysis of maternal anxiety and experience following a diagnosis of antenatal hydronephrosis"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0655-4958","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jennika","family":"Finup","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, WI, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0258-8998","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vinaya","family":"Bhatia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, WI, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3298-5604","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Walid","family":"Farhat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nemours Children\u2019s Health Jacksonville, FL, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4169-8287","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anne D.","family":"Letocha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison, WI, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_4_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Aite L Trucchi A Nahom A et al (2002) Multidisciplinary management of fetal surgical anomalies: The impact on maternal anxiety. 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