Effectiveness of interventions to prevent perinatal depression: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To date, dozens of systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses (MAs) summarize the effectiveness of preventive interventions for perinatal depression. However, the results are inconclusive, making an urgent need to step up to higher levels of evidence synthesis.

Aims

To summarize and compare the evidence from the SR&MA examining the effectiveness of all types of interventions for preventing perinatal depression.

Method

PubMed, PsycINFO, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and OpenGrey were searched from inception to December 2022. We selected SR&MA of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared all types of preventive interventions for perinatal depression with control groups whose outcome was the reduction of depressive symptoms and/or incidence o

SUBMITTER: Motrico E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10183436 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature