Chronic prenatal depression and neonatal outcome.
Four hundred and thirty pregnant women were recruited at approximately 22 weeks gestation at prenatal clinics. Of these, 86 (20%) were diagnosed as depressed. The women were seen again at approximately 32 weeks gestation and after delivery. Chronicity of depression was evidenced by continuing high depression scores in those women diagnosed as depressed. Comorbid problems were chronically high anxiety, anger, sleep disturbance, and pain scores. Less optimal outcomes for the depressed women included lower gestational age and lower birthweight of their newborns.
Field
Tiffany
T
Touch Research Institutes, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101, USA. tfield@med.miami.edu
Diego
Miguel
M
Hernandez-Reif
Maria
M
Figueiredo
Barbara
B
Schanberg
Saul
S
Kuhn
Cynthia
C
Deeds
Osvelia
O
Contogeorgos
Jennifer
J
Ascencio
Angela
A
D002908:Chronic Disease; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000652:urine*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology* / Q000652:urine; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000523:psychology*; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000523:psychology / Q000652:urine; D012647:Self-Assessment; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
D006854:Hydrocortisone