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April 15, 2013The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry802 citations

The Impact of Maternal Depression During Pregnancy on Perinatal Outcomes

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SGSophie GrigoriadisEVEmily H. VonderPortenLMLana Mamisashvili

Key Points

  • To explore the relationship between maternal depression during pregnancy and its effects on perinatal outcomes.
  • Analysis of maternal health data to assess premature delivery and breastfeeding initiation rates.
  • Comparison of outcomes among mothers with and without depression during pregnancy.
  • Increased odds of premature delivery associated with maternal depression (odds ratio not provided).
  • Decreased initiation of breastfeeding linked to maternal depression (odds ratio not provided).
  • Effects of maternal depression on perinatal outcomes are reported as modest.

Abstract

Maternal depression during pregnancy is associated with increased odds for premature delivery and decreased breastfeeding initiation; however, the effects are modest. More research of higher methodological quality is needed.

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Grigoriadis et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd4ad1fb7610310c1019ffhttps://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.12r07968
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