Nutritional factors and cross-national postpartum depression prevalence: an updated meta-analysis and meta-regression of 412 studies from 46 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postpartum depression (PPD) is the most common complication associated with childbirth and can lead to adverse outcomes for both mothers and their children. A previous meta-analysis found that PPD prevalence varies widely across countries. One potential underexplored contributor to this cross-national variation in PPD is diet, which contributes to mental health and varies significantly around the world. Here, we sought to update the global and national estimates of PPD prevalence using systematic review and meta-analysis. Further, we examined whether cross-national variation in PPD prevalence is associated with cross-national variation in diet using meta-regression.

Methods

To estimate national rates of PPD prevalence, we conducted an updated systematic review of

SUBMITTER: Fish-Williamson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10311512 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature