Protocol of a systematic review and network meta-analysis for the prevention and treatment of perinatal depression.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Perinatal depression is common and can often lead to adverse health outcomes for mother and child. Multiple pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments have been evaluated against usual care or placebo controls in meta-analyses for preventing and treating perinatal depression compared. It is not yet established which of these candidate treatments might be the optimal approach for prevention or treatment.

Methods and analysis

A systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analyses will be conducted. Eight electronic databases shall be searched for randomised controlled trials that have evaluated the effectiveness of treatments for prevention and/or treatment of perinatal depression. Screening of articles shall be conducted by two reviewers independently. On

SUBMITTER: Smith RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8506850 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature