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January 06, 2010
Certain clinical risk factors may predict antepartum depression.
Medscape (12/30, Barclay) reported that, according to areview published in the Jan. issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, "clinical risk factors that may be easily identified during routine obstetric examination may help predict depression during pregnancy."
After reviewing 57 studies, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor researchers found that "factors associated with a greater likelihood of antepartum depressive symptoms...were maternal anxiety, life stress, history of depression, lack of social support, unintended pregnancy, Medicaid insurance, domestic violence, lower income, lower education, smoking, single status, and poor relationship quality," while "in multivariate analyses, factors" showing "a significant association with depressive symptoms were life stress, lack of social support, and domestic violence."
Related Links:
- Clinical Risk Factors May Predict Depression During Pregnancy," Laurie Barclay, Medscape Today, December 30, 2009.
Posted by admin at January 6, 2010 08:28 PM