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perinatal depression

Applies to both pregnant women & those who have given birth in the past year. [2] Etiology: - risk factors - history of depression & anxiety during adolescence or young adulthood [1] Complications: - long-term suicide risk [3] - increased risk of mortality [3] Management: - counseling to women with a history of depression, current depressive symptoms that are below the diagnostic threshold, or socioeconomic risk factors suc as low income or being young or single [2] - see depression during pregnancy & postpartum depression

Related

depression during pregnancy major depression

Specific

postpartum depression

General

depression pregnancy disorder; obstetric disorder; pregnancy complication

References

  1. Patton GC et al. Prediction of perinatal depression from adolescence and before conception (VIHCS): 20-year prospective cohort study. Lancet 2015 Jun 10 PMID: 26072108
  2. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Draft Recommendation Statement. Aug 2018 Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/draft-recommendation-statement/perinatal-depression-preventive-interventions - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Draft Evidence Review. Aug 2018 Draft Evidence Review for Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/draft-evidence-review/perinatal-depression-preventive-interventions - US Preventive Services Task Force Interventions to Prevent Perinatal DepressionUS Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2019;321(6):580-587 PMID: 30747971 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2724195 - O'Connor E, Senger CA, Henninger ML et al Interventions to Prevent Perinatal DepressionEvidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2019;321(6):588-601 PMID: 30747970 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2724194 - Freeman MP Perinatal Depression. Recommendations for Prevention and the Challenges of Implementation. JAMA. 2019;321(6):550-552 PMID: 30747953 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2724173
  3. Hagatulah N et al. Perinatal depression and risk of mortality: Nationwide, register based study in Sweden. BMJ 2024 Jan 10; 384:e075462. PMID: 38199643 PMCID: PMC10777893 Free PMC article https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj-2023-075462 - Yu H et al. Perinatal depression and risk of suicidal behavior. JAMA Netw Open 2024 Jan; 7:e2350897. PMID: 38194232 PMCID: PMC10777256 Free PMC article https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2813745