title: Impact of a high Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale score on obstetric and perinatal outcomes.
abstract: The aim of this retrospective study was to characterise intrapartum and neonatal outcomes in women with an antenatally recorded Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Score (EPDS) ≤ 9 compared with women with a score of ≥12 at a major Australian tertiary maternity hospital. Women with scores ≥12 are at particularly high risk of major depressive symptomatology. There were 20512 (78.6%) women with a score ≤ 9 and 2708 (10.4%) had a score ≥ 12. Category 1 caesarean sections where there was immediate threat to life (maternal or fetal) were more common in women with EPDS scores ≥12 (5.2% vs. 4.3%, OR 1.24 95% CI 1.03-1.49, p = 0.024). Pre-term birth (<37 weeks) was also more common (11.7% vs. 8.6%, OR 1.38 95% CI 1.21-1.57, p < 0.001). Women with high scores had higher rates of babies with birth weights <5thcentile (6.2% vs. 4.4%, p < 0.001). Apgar score < 7 at 5 minutes were more frequent in the high EPDS group (3.1% vs. 2%, OR 1.52 95% CI 1.18-1.93, p < 0.001). Resuscitation at birth (34.4% vs. 30.6%, p < 0.001) and neonatal death (0.48% vs. 0.13%, OR 2.52 95% CI 1.2-5.0, p < 0.001) were higher in babies of these women. These results suggest poorer intrapartum and neonatal outcomes for women with high EPDS scores.
authors.affiliation: Mater Research Institute - University of Queensland, Level 3 Aubigny Place, Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane, Queensland, QLD 4101, Australia.|School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Pathmila
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Navaratne
authors.affiliation: Mater Research Institute - University of Queensland, Level 3 Aubigny Place, Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane, Queensland, QLD 4101, Australia.
authors.forename: Xin Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Foo
authors.affiliation: Mater Research Institute - University of Queensland, Level 3 Aubigny Place, Raymond Terrace, South Brisbane, Queensland, QLD 4101, Australia.|School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Sailesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar