Association Between Post-Partum Anaemia and Depressive Symptoms at Two Months After Vaginal Delivery: A Secondary Analysis of the TRAAP Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the association between maternal haemoglobinaemia in the immediate post-partum period and PPD symptoms 2 months after vaginal delivery.

Design

Ancillary cohort study of the TRAAP trial, a multicentre trial.

Setting

In France, 2015-2016.

Population

Women with a singleton pregnancy and vaginal delivery ≥ 35 weeks. We excluded women with known psychiatric conditions and those who were non-respondent to the Edinburgh Post-partum Depression Scale (EPDS) questionnaire.

Methods

The exposure was immediate post-partum haemoglobinemia (systematically collected in TRAAP trial) as a continuous variable.

Main outcome

PPD symptoms at 2 months post-partum, defined as an EPDS score ≥ 11. We also differentiated two levels of PPD symptom severit

SUBMITTER: Loussert L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12411663 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature