Female infants are more susceptible to the effects of maternal antenatal depression; findings from the Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We utilised data from the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort, a large prospective cohort in southern Brazil, to examine the association of moderate and severe antenatal depression with child birth outcomes and explore interactions with sociodemographic characteristics.

Methods

Data was available for n = 3046 participants and their infants. We measured antenatal depression using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS, ≥13 for moderate and ≥17 for severe depression). Outcome measures included gestational age, birth weight, length and head circumference, using the Intergrowth-21st standards. We controlled for known confounders including obstetric risk.

Results

We did not find differences in childbirth outcomes by maternal depression status for participants with

SUBMITTER: Netsi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7103758 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature