Perinatal Depression
2005/11/01 by Norma I. Gavin, Bradley N. Gaynes, Kathleen N. Lohr +5 · 3,310 citations
Medicine · Psychology · #CINAHL #Cohort study #Confidence interval #Depression (economics) #Incidence (geometry) #Internal medicine #MEDLINE #Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum #Medicine #Menstrual Health and Disorders #Mental Health Treatment and Access #Meta-analysis #Obstetrics #Pediatrics #Postpartum depression #Postpartum period #Pregnancy #PsycINFO #Psychiatry #Psychological intervention
paper · doi:10.1097/01.aog.0000183597.31630.db
published in Obstetrics and Gynecology 106(5, Part 1), 1071-1083 (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins)
openalex publication_date 2005/11/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We systematically review evidence on the prevalence and incidence of perinatal depression and compare these rates with those of depression in women at non-childbearing times. DATA SOURCES: We searched MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Sociofile for English-language articles published from 1980 through March 2004, conducted hand searches of bibliographies, and consulted with experts. METHODS OF STUDY SELECTION: We included cross-sectional, cohort, and case-control studies from developed countries that assessed women for depression during pregnancy or the first year postpartum with a structured clinical interview. TABULATION, INTEGRATION, AND RESULTS: Of the 109 articles reviewed, 28 met our inclusion criteria. For major and minor depression (major depression alone), the combined point prevalence estimates from meta-analyses ranged from 6.5% to 12.9% (1.0-5.6%) at different trimesters of pregnancy and months in the first postpartum year. The combined period prevalence shows that as many as 19.2% (7.1%) of women have a depressive episode (major depressive episode) during the first 3 months postpartum; most of these episodes have onset following delivery. All estimates have wide 95% confidence intervals, showing significant uncertainty in their true levels. No conclusions could be made regarding the relative incidence of depression among pregnant and postpartum women compared with women at non-childbearing times. CONCLUSION: To better delineate periods of peak prevalence and incidence for perinatal depression and identify high risk subpopulations, we need studies with larger and more representative samples.
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