Health, Sociodemographic Data, and Pregnancy Outcome in Women With Antepartum Depressive Symptoms

Larsson, Caroline; Sydsjö, Gunilla; Josefsson, Ann

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“…Defining, measuring and assessing PND PND is variously defined as commencing within 6 weeks (WHO ICD 2007) or 4 weeks of delivery (DSM-IV), and evidence from HICs suggests that the depressive episode might begin during pregnancy (Evans et al, 2001;Larsson et al, 2004). PND can be assessed either clinically or through the use of screening instruments such as the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) (Cox & Holden, 1996;Cox et al, 1987), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) (Beck et al, 1996), Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (Zung, 1971), the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) (Kessler et al, 2002) and the Self-Regulation Questionnaire (SRQ-20) (Harding et al, 1980) among others?…”

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Poverty and postnatal depression: a systematic mapping of the evidence from low and lower middle income countries

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This study systematically maps, assesses and aggregates research relating to postnatal depression (PND) and poverty in low and lower middle income countries (LLMICs). Our search of 12 databases yielded 2,202 articles, of which 47 items from 17 countries were included in our mapping. We highlight mechanisms for the relationships between poverty and PND in LLMICs. The research base on the relationships between poverty and PND in LLMIC is limited, but has recently expanded. It is dominated by studies that consider whether poverty is a risk factor for PND. Income, socio-economic status and education are all inconsistent risk factors for PND. Clues to better ways of framing and capturing economic stress in PND research is found in the qualitative studies included in our mapping. Evidence focuses overwhelmingly on individual-level analyses. To understand the scale and implications of PND in LLMICs, research has to take account of neighbourhoods, communities, and localities.

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“…3 It has also been reported that newborn infants of anxious women cry significantly more frequently infants of less anxious women [5]. In depressed pregnant women, obstetric complication, shorter gestation, and spontaneous preterm labor are observed more frequently [14,15]. Newborn infants of depressed women have shown poor performance on the Brazelton Neonatal Behavior Assessment Scale and they cried so excessively that they were difficult to soothe [16][17][18][19][20].…”

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Fetal response to induced maternal emotions

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This study investigated the relationship between fetal movements and acute maternal emotional changes during pregnancy. Two empirically validated feature film clips were used for the external generation of two subjectively and facially well-characterized target emotions: happiness and sadness. We simultaneously monitored separate fetal arm, leg and trunk movements by means 2 of two ultrasound apparatuses while maternal emotions were manipulated by film clip presentation. The number of fetal arm movements, but not the duration, was increased when pregnant women were being shown a happy film. Both the number and the duration of fetal arm movements decreased with the sad film presentation. Neither the presentation of happiness nor the presentation of sadness affected fetal leg or trunk movements. These findings suggest that induced emotions in pregnant women primarily affect arm movements of their fetuses, and that positive and negative emotions have the opposite effects on fetus movement.

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“…On the contrary, there are definite increases in psychiatric morbidity, particularly depression, during pregnancy [Carter et al, 2005;de Tyche et al, 2005;Evans et al, 2001;Fatoye et al, 2004;Marcus et al, 2003;O'Boyle et al, 2005]. Antenatal depression had been identified as a risk factor for PND [Jossefson et al, 2001;Larsson et al, 2004], adverse obstetrical and neonatal outcomes [Chung et al, 2001], and growth retardation in infants [Zukerman et al, 1989]. Because studies have shown that depression is more common late in the pregnancy [Bennet et al, 2004;Kumar and Robson, 1984;Rofe et al, 1993], and most pregnant women in Africa schedule delivery late in the second or the third trimester, assessing for depression in late pregnancy is appropriate for detecting women in need of intervention to safeguard maternal and family psychosocial well-being.…”

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Prevalence and correlates of depression in late pregnancy among Nigerian women

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The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of depressive disorder in late pregnancy in a group of Nigerian women and to examine the associated factors. One hundred and eighty women in late pregnancy completed a questionnaire on sociodemographic and obstetrical details. They also completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). A proportion of them were then assessed for the DSM-IV diagnosis of depressive disorder. Fifteen (8.3%) women met the current (2 weeks) DSM-IV diagnosis of depressive disorder. The factors independently associated with depression included being single [odds ratio (OR) 5 16.67, 95% confidence interval (CI) 5 3.17-87.76], divorced /separated (OR 5 11.11, 95% CI 5 1.55-19.65), polygamous (OR 5 3.92, 95% CI 5 0.94-16.33), and having a previous history of stillbirth (OR 5 8.00, 95% CI 5 1.70-37.57) and perceived lack of social support (OR 5 6.08, 95% CI 5 1.42-26.04). Depression is common in late pregnancy among Nigerian women, with the significant correlates including mainly social and family factors. Such factors should be considered when planning health care services or formulating a predictive model. Interventions aimed at reducing the occurrence of antenatal depression need further research. Depression and Anxiety 24: 15-21, 2007.

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Health, Sociodemographic Data, and Pregnancy Outcome in Women With Antepartum Depressive Symptoms

Abstract: Women depressed during pregnancy constitute a group without an increased risk for adverse obstetric or neonatal outcome but with a high risk for postpartum depressive symptoms.

Cited by 101 publications

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Poverty and postnatal depression: a systematic mapping of the evidence from low and lower middle income countries

Poverty and postnatal depression: a systematic mapping of the evidence from low and lower middle income countries

Fetal response to induced maternal emotions

Prevalence and correlates of depression in late pregnancy among Nigerian women

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