Objectives  While being overweight (body mass index [BMI] >25) prior to pregnancy is linked to antenatal depression, whether weight is confounded by socioeconomic and/or medical risks is unclear. Study Design  We assessed 66 healthy privately insured pregnant women at M = 35.0 ± 3.3 weeks for symptoms of depression (Inventory for Depressive Symptoms-Self-Report (IDS-SR 30), lifetime history of ...

BACKGROUND Elucidating risk pathways for under-achieving at school can inform strategies to reduce the number of adolescents leaving school without passing grades in core subjects. Maternal depression can compromise the quality of parental care and is associated with multiple negative child outcomes. However, only a few small studies have investigated the association between perinatal maternal ...

Purpose: The aim of the study was to examine mental health outcomes folic acid (FA) supplement use in antenatal and postnatal periods.
 Materials Methods: This descriptive-prospective longitudinal conducted between 1 December 2019 30 January 2021 a Family Health Center eastern Turkey. performed at one week postpartum period, 6-8 weeks six months period. A total 162 healthy pregnant women w...

BACKGROUND Pregnant women with depression and/or anxiety prior to pregnancy are at higher risk of preterm birth, breastfeeding problems, postpartum depression, and disruption of the mother-infant attachment. It is well documented that exercise improves psychological well-being in nonpregnant subjects with symptoms of depression. However, in only a few small studies have researchers examined the...

BACKGROUND Antenatal depression is the most common psychiatric disorder during pregnancy with serious consequences for mother and fetus. However, there are few studies about this health issue in developing countries. This study aimed to determine prevalence of antenatal its associated risk factors among pregnant mothers attending care service at Jinka public facilities, south Omo zone, Southern...

OBJECTIVES This study explores the longitudinal trajectories of depressive symptoms in young mothers and investigate the consequences of maternal depression for children's birth outcomes and behavioral adjustment. HYPOTHESIS Antenatal depression puts children of young mothers at risk for adjustment difficulties by adversely impacting birth outcomes and maternal symptoms after birth. METHODS...

Preterm birth (PTB) is a final common outcome resulting from many interrelated etiological pathways; of particular interest is antenatal psychosocial distress (i.e., stress, anxiety, and depression). In LMI countries, both exposure to severe life stressors and rate of PTB are on average greater when compared with high-income countries. In LMI countries women are exposed to some of the most extr...