Racial Disparities in Mental Health Outcomes Among Women With Early Pregnancy Loss.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the relationship between race and depression symptoms among participants in an early pregnancy loss clinical trial.

Methods

We performed a planned secondary analysis of a randomized trial by comparing treatments for medical management of early pregnancy loss. We hypothesized that Black participants would have higher odds of risk for major depression (measured with the CES-D [Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression] scale) 30 days after early pregnancy loss treatment when compared with non-Black participants. We analyzed the data as a cohort, with the primary exposure being race and secondary exposure being high adverse childhood experience scores (measured with the Adverse Childhood Experience scale). Our primary outcome was risk for major depressi

SUBMITTER: Shorter JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7737857 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature