Stratifying Risk for Postpartum Depression at Time of Hospital Discharge.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Postpartum depression (PPD) represents a major contributor to postpartum morbidity and mortality. Beyond efforts at routine screening, risk stratification models could enable more targeted interventions in settings with limited resources. Thus, we aimed to develop and estimate the performance of a generalizable risk stratification model for PPD in patients without a history of depression using information collected as part of routine clinical care.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study of all individuals who delivered between 2017 and 2022 in one of two large academic medical centers and six community hospitals. An elastic net model was constructed and externally validated to predict PPD using sociodemographic factors, medical history, and prenatal depr

SUBMITTER: Clapp MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11160818 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature