Country of Birth, Race, Ethnicity, and Prenatal Depression.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Non-US-born pregnant individuals have demonstrated better perinatal outcomes compared with their US-born counterparts, yet limited literature has explored this association among mental health conditions in pregnancy and across racial and ethnic groups.

Objective

To examine the differences in prenatal depression diagnosis and moderate to severe depression symptoms between non-US-born and US-born individuals across racial and ethnic subgroups.

Design, setting, and participants

Cross-sectional study of members of Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC), an integrated health care delivery system, who attended at least 1 prenatal care visit and delivered a live birth between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2019. Data were analyzed from September 2023 to J

SUBMITTER: Kelly-Taylor K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12439054 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature