Antenatal diet quality and perinatal depression: the Microbiome Understanding in Maternity Study (MUMS) cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous findings from research investigating the role of antenatal nutrition in preventing postpartum depression (PPD) are inconsistent. Our primary aim was to investigate the association between pregnancy diet quality and PPD. Our secondary aim was to investigate associations between (a) diet quality and depression during pregnancy and (b) depression during pregnancy and PPD.

Methods

This analysis represents data from 73 women participating in the Microbiome Understanding in Maternity Study (MUMS) cohort in Sydney, Australia, which followed women from Trimester 1 of pregnancy to 1-year postpartum (PP). Participants' diet quality was assessed using the Australian Eating Survey at Trimester 1 and 3 to calculate diet quality, known as the Australian Recommended Foo

SUBMITTER: Gow ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10947382 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature