Predictors of Postpartum Depression in Partnered Mothers and Fathers from a Longitudinal Cohort

Leung, Brenda; Létourneau, Nicole; Giesbrecht, Gerald F.; Ntanda, Henry; Hart, Martha

doi:10.1007/s10597-016-0060-0

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“…A high risk for depression in fathers during pregnancy appears to be related to stress and poor health . Prenatal depression in fathers is shown to be a predictor for postnatal depression . Furthermore, both paternal and maternal depression can influence the behavioural development of the child ; for example, they can lead to the increase in affective disorders and child development disorders .…”

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Lifestyle factors, self‐reported health and sense of coherence among fathers/partners in relation to risk for depression and anxiety in early pregnancy

Finnbogadóttir

Persson

2018

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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Background Father's health is important for mothers and unborn/newborn children and knowledge about expectant fathers’ health in relation to lifestyle and psychosocial aspects is essential. Aims To determine sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, self‐reported health and sense of coherence among fathers and partners in relation to their risk for depression and anxiety in early pregnancy. Methods A cross‐sectional design, descriptive statistics, chi‐squared analysis, T‐test, binary logistic regression, multiple logistic regression with OR and 95% CI were used. Results A total of 532 prospective fathers/partners constituted the cohort (mean age 31.55, SD 5.47 years). Nearly, one in ten (9.8%) had a statistically high risk for depression; mainly those who were unemployed (p = 0.043), had financial distress (0.001), reported ‘very or fairly bad’ health (p = 0.002), had a ‘very or fairly bad’ sexual satisfaction (p = 0.006) and scored low on the SOC scale (p < 0.001). They smoked more often (p = 0.003) were hazardous users of alcohol (p = 0.001) and slept with difficulties (p = 0.001). Those with sleeping difficulties were 5.7 times more likely to have several symptoms of depression (p = 0.001). Hazardous users of alcohol and smokers had 3.1 respectively 3.0 times higher risk for depression (p = 0.001 respectively 0.003). The single strongest risk factor was a low score on the SOC‐scale which gave 10.6 (AOR 10.6; 95% CI 5.4–20.6) higher risk for depression. High‐anxiety ‘just now’ was reported by 8.9% and ‘in general’ by 7.9%, and those who had sleeping difficulties reported ‘very or fairly bad’ health (p < 0.001). Conclusions Allocating more resources and introducing more family‐focused care with depression and anxiety screening in early pregnancy for both expecting parents at antenatal care should be strongly considered by actors and policymakers, as this is a step in maintaining a family's well‐being.

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“…A high risk for depression in fathers during pregnancy appears to be related to stress and poor health (29). Prenatal depression in fathers is shown to be a predictor for postnatal depression (30). Furthermore, both paternal and All potential predictors' from Tables 2 and 3 with p-value < 0.2 included in the Logistic regression model.…”

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Lifestyle factors, self‐reported health and sense of coherence among fathers/partners in relation to risk for depression and anxiety in early pregnancy

Finnbogadóttir

Persson

2018

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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“…To our knowledge, only one previous study (Leung et al, 2017) has examined the role of social support as a risk factor for PPD in both parents at the same time. With an estimated prevalence of joint parental PPD of 2.3%, the authors found that key risk factors were family income and maternal PPD, while sufficient prenatal paternal social support appeared to be a protective factor.…”

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Informal and formal social support during pregnancy and joint maternal and paternal postnatal depression: Data from the French representative ELFE cohort study

Nakamura

Sutter-Dallay

El-Khoury

et al. 2020

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Background: Insufficient social support has been intensively studied as a risk factor of postpartum depression (PPD) among mothers. However, to date, no study has examined the role of informal and formal dimensions of social support during pregnancy with regard to joint maternal and paternal depression after birth. Aim: Study associations between insufficient informal and formal support during pregnancy and joint parental PPD. Methods: Using data from the nationally representative French ELFE ( Etude Longitudinale Française depuis l’Enfance) cohort study ( N = 12,350), we estimated associations between insufficient informal and formal support received by the mother during pregnancy and joint parental PPD in multi-imputed multivariate multinomial regression models. Results: In 166 couples (1.3%), both parents were depressed. The likelihood of joint parental PPD was increased in case of insufficient informal support (insufficient partner support: odds ratio (OR) = 1.68 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.57–1.80); frequent quarrels: OR = 1.38 (95% CI: 1.19–1.60)). We also observed associations between formal support during pregnancy and joint parental PPD (early prenatal psychosocial risk assessment: OR = 1.13 (95% CI: 1.05–1.22); antenatal education: OR = 1.13 (95% CI: 1.05–1.23)), which disappeared when analyses were restricted to women with no psychological difficulties during pregnancy. Conclusion: Insufficient informal social support during pregnancy appears to predict risk of joint PPD in mothers and fathers and should be identified early on to limit complications and the impact on children.

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“…Thus, self-regulation as a construct should be included in pregnancy education programs, especially with couples. Based on previous studies and the barriers reported in this study, programs could emphasize affordable and healthy foods, increasing health knowledge, and developing self-regulation skills (Aguiar & Jennings, 2015;Anderson et al, 2007;Kowlessar et al, 2015;Leung, Letourneau, Giesbrecht, Ntanda, & Hart, 2017;Reyes et al, 2013).…”

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Perceptions of a Father's Role during a Couple's First Pregnancy

Greenhill

Vollmer

2019

Family & Consum Sci Res J

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The objective of this study was to explore the first‐time pregnant couples’ perception of the father's role in relation to a pregnant woman's food and activity behavior during pregnancy. Eleven first‐time pregnant, cohabitating couples across the United States completed a one‐on‐one semi‐structured phone interview for the study. Couples shared similar expectations of a father's role during pregnancy. Fathers were also important in setting and achieving health behavior goals of the pregnant mother. Family and Consumer Sciences professionals might consider including fathers in programs for expecting mothers. Maintaining functional social support from an equally as motivated partner might improve health during pregnancy and after pregnancy as well.

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Predictors of Postpartum Depression in Partnered Mothers and Fathers from a Longitudinal Cohort

Cited by 62 publications

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Lifestyle factors, self‐reported health and sense of coherence among fathers/partners in relation to risk for depression and anxiety in early pregnancy

Lifestyle factors, self‐reported health and sense of coherence among fathers/partners in relation to risk for depression and anxiety in early pregnancy

Informal and formal social support during pregnancy and joint maternal and paternal postnatal depression: Data from the French representative ELFE cohort study

Perceptions of a Father's Role during a Couple's First Pregnancy

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