title: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Prenatal Life Stress and Postpartum Depression Symptoms.
abstract: This study determined the risk of core depression symptoms based on life stress domains during pregnancy and whether stressors varied by race/ethnicity. The sample consisted of 2,344 White, African American, Hispanic, and Asian/Pacific Islander (API) Massachusetts women who recently gave birth. African Americans and Hispanics who endorsed high relational and high financial stress were more likely to report high depressed mood and loss of interest; high physical stress was associated with high depressed mood among API. Screening based on life stress domains may be informative in determining risk for core depression symptoms during the postpartum period especially for minority groups.
authors.affiliation: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Electronic address: cliu@bidmc.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Cindy H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giallo
authors.affiliation: Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA.
authors.forename: Stacey N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Doan
authors.affiliation: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Larry J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Seidman
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts Boston, Children Development Unit, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Ed
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tronick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000208:ethnology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts / Q000208:ethnology; D011247:Pregnancy; D044469:Racial Groups; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology*