Weight-loss behaviors before pregnancy associate with increased risk of postpartum depression from the Japan Environment and Children's Study.

ABSTRACT: No studies showed the association between weight-loss behaviors before pregnancy and postpartum depression (PPD). We analyzed data from the nation-wide birth cohort study, the Japan Environment and Children's Study. Self-administrated questionnaires answered by 62,446 women was analyzed using logistic regression analysis. PPD was assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale at 1 month after delivery. Women using at least one weight-loss method had higher risk of PPD than women using no weight-loss methods [women without antenatal psychological distress according to Kessler 6-Item Psychological Distress score: adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.318, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.246-1.394; women with antenatal psychological distress: aOR 1.250, 95% CI 0.999-1.565]. Using extremely unhe

SUBMITTER: Taniguchi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10163226 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature