Mental Disorders Among Mothers of Children Born Preterm: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our aim was to examine the association between preterm delivery and incident maternal mental disorders using a population-based cohort of mothers in Canada.

Methods

Retrospective matched cohort study using Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) administrative data in Manitoba. Mothers who delivered preterm babies (<37 weeks gestational age) between 1998 and 2013 were matched 1:5 to mothers of term babies using socio-demographic variables. Primary outcome was any incident mental disorder within 5 years of delivery defined as any of (a) mood and anxiety disorders, (b) psychotic disorders, (c) substance use disorders, and (d) suicide or suicide attempts. Multivariable Poisson regression model was used to estimate the 5-year adjusted incidence rate ratios (IRRs).

SUBMITTER: Louis D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10192828 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature