Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors From Pregnancy to Postpartum: Risk Factors and Clinical Implications.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Suicide is a leading cause of mortality among perinatal populations. Despite increasing rates, research on this topic remains limited. This paper examined (1) change in self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (SITBs) from pregnancy to postpartum, (2) associations between risk factors and SITBs, and (3) whether risk factors moderated change in SITBs.

Methods

Participants (N = 223) reported on SITBs, emotion dysregulation, and partner stress at the third trimester and 7 months postpartum, and childhood trauma at the third trimester. We tested study aims with generalized linear models.

Result

While self-injurious thoughts did not change from pregnancy to postpartum, the odds of self-injurious behaviors were 3.56 times higher postpartum (OR = 3.56, p = 0.011), eve

SUBMITTER: Molina NC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12163696 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature