title: Suicidality and associated factors in pregnant women in Brazil.
abstract: Is important to evaluate suicidal potential and related factors during pregnancy among women who have attended public health services. To determine the suicidal potential, question 10 from Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was used. In this sample (N = 1,334), 8.1% of pregnant women demonstrated suicidal potential. The potential risk factors for suicide in depressed pregnant women were being single, divorced or widowed, thinking about having an abortion, and having anxiety symptoms; in nondepressed pregnant women were lower age, low education level, low socioeconomic class, thoughts about having an abortion and anxiety symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Behavior, Catholic University of Pelotas, 1202 Almirante Barroso Street, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ricardo Azevedo
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Liliane
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: da Costa Ores
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: Inácia Gomes
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: da Silva Moraes
authors.forename: Luciano Dias
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: de Mattos Souza
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.forename: Ricardo Tavares
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017533:Marital Status; D008403:Mass Screening; D008423:Maternal Age; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology*; D011295:Prenatal Care; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D012923:Social Class; D012944:Social Support; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult