Impact of increased risk for fetal aneuploidy on maternal mood: a prospective longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Our goal was to prospectively compare the trajectories of depression symptoms through pregnancy and postpartum between women who received normal prenatal screening results and those whose results indicated an increased risk for fetal aneuploidy.

Material and methods

Women completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) at 4-week intervals between <26 weeks' gestation and 3 months postpartum. We categorized women into four groups: (i) negative serum screening and ultrasound results (SS(-) /US(-) , n = 103), (ii) positive serum screening/negative ultrasound results (SS(+) /US(-) , n = 42), (iii) negative serum screening/positive ultrasound results (SS(-) /US(+) , n = 19), or (iv) positive serum screening and ultrasound results (SS(+) /US(+) , n = 13), an

SUBMITTER: Nevay DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5226846 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature