Prevalence of Prenatal Depression Symptoms Among 2 Generations of Pregnant Mothers: The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Depression during pregnancy (prenatal depression) is common and has important consequences for mother and child. Evidence suggests an increasing prevalence of depression, especially in young women. It is unknown whether this is reflected in an increasing prevalence of prenatal depression.

Objective

To compare the prevalence of depression during pregnancy in today's young mothers with their mothers' generation.

Design, setting, and participants

In a longitudinal cohort study, we compared prenatal depressive symptoms in 2 generations of women who participated in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Participants were the original mothers (recruited when they were pregnant) and their female offspring, or female partners of male offspring, who be

SUBMITTER: Pearson RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324308 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature