Prenatal parental depression and preterm birth: a national cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the effects of maternal and paternal depression on the risk for preterm birth.

Design

National cohort study.

Setting

Medical Birth Register of Sweden, 2007-2012.

Population

A total of 366 499 singleton births with linked information for parents' filled drug prescriptions and hospital care.

Methods

Prenatal depression was defined as having filled a prescription for an antidepressant drug or having been in outpatient or inpatient hospital care with a diagnosis of depression from 12 months before conception until 24 weeks after conception. An indication of depression after 12 months with no depression was defined as 'new depression', whereas all other cases were defined as 'recurrent depression'.

Main outcome measures

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SUBMITTER: Liu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5096244 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature