Neighborhood Disadvantage, Race and Ethnicity, and Postpartum Depression.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a debilitating condition with higher rates among Black individuals. Increasingly, neighborhood disadvantage is being recognized as a contributor to poor health and may be associated with adverse postpartum mental health; however, associations between neighborhood disadvantage, race and ethnicity, and PPD have not been examined.

Objective

To investigate the association between neighborhood disadvantage and PPD and evaluate the extent to which these associations may differ by race and ethnicity.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cross-sectional study included 122 995 postpartum Kaiser Permanente Northern California members 15 years or older with a live birth between October 7, 2012, and May 31, 2017, and an

SUBMITTER: Onyewuenyi TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10644210 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature