Distinct trajectories of perinatal depression in Chinese women: application of latent growth mixture modelling.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current research on perinatal depression rarely pays attention to the continuity and volatility of depression symptoms over time, which is very important for the early prediction and prognostic evaluation of perinatal depression. This study investigated the trajectories of perinatal depression symptoms and aimed to explore the factors related to these trajectories.

Methods

The study recruited 550 women during late pregnancy (32 ± 4 weeks of gestation) and followed them up 1 and 6 weeks postpartum. Depressive symptoms were measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Latent growth mixture modelling (LGMM) was used to identify trajectories of depressive symptoms during pregnancy.

Results

Two trajectories of perinatal depressive symptoms wer

SUBMITTER: Hong L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8751241 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature