Effect of antenatal depression on adverse birth outcomes in Gondar town, Ethiopia: A community-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of antenatal depression on pregnancy outcomes has been well investigated in developed countries, but few studies have been conducted in low-income countries. As depression is significantly affected by socio-economic and cultural factors, it would be difficult to generalize evidence from high-income countries to low-income countries. We conducted a community-based cohort study to estimate the incidence of adverse birth outcomes and the direct and indirect pathways via which depression and other psychosocial risk factors may impact such birth outcomes within Gondar town, Ethiopia.

Methods

The study followed 916 pregnant women who were screened for antenatal depression using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). We also assessed the incidence of

SUBMITTER: Fekadu Dadi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7299401 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature