Background: Many women who suffer from postnatal depression are never diagnosed or
treated. The objective of this study was to develop an index for use in maternity settings that …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the association of prenatal depression
screening and obstetrics clinician notification procedures with depression treatment use …

Background: There has thus far been no empirical research on the occurrence of antenatal
psychiatric morbidity in Chinese population. Epidemiological studies in western societies …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the association between antenatal and postnatal depression and
to examine the role of socioeconomic conditions in the risk of postnatal depression …

Background Antenatal depression affects approximately 1 of 7 pregnancies, with an
increasing prevalence across gestation. Data regarding the associations between antenatal …

Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common complication of childbearing, but
the course of PPD is not well understood. We analyze trajectories of depression and key risk …

To counsel women about risks and benefits of depression treatment during pregnancy,
clinicians must appreciate the potential consequences of untreated depression on the …

Objective To estimate the prevalence and determinants for the peripartum depression.
Methods Data were extracted from the 2 waves of the National Epidemiologic Study of …

Depression in adolescent pregnancy is common but underrecognized and can be
associated with negative medical outcomes. This brief report examines the relationship …

Eight hundred ten pregnant women (N= 340 depressed and N= 470 nondepressed) were
recruited at prenatal clinics at around 20 weeks gestational age. The women were …