Progression of depression and anxiety symptoms in pregnancies conceived by assisted reproductive technology in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Women who utilize assisted-reproductive technology (ART) to achieve pregnancy experience unique circumstances before and during their pregnancy. This study aims to examine the progression of mental health in pregnant women who conceived via various methods of ART to understand gestational time periods of emotional stability or risk specific to these populations.

Methods

Secondary analysis of the Yale Pink and Blue Study - a prospective cohort involving women from 137 obstetrical practices in the northeastern United States between 2005-2009. Depressive and anxiety symptoms among spontaneous, planned pregnancies were compared to ART pregnancies using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and its anxiety subscale (EPDS-3A), respectively. Generalized Est

SUBMITTER: Simoni MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10116357 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature