The association between asthma and perinatal mental illness: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asthma is a risk factor for mental illness, but few studies have explored this association around the time of pregnancy. We studied the association between asthma and perinatal mental illness and explored the modifying effects of social and medical complexities.

Methods

In a population-based cohort of 846 155 women in Ontario, Canada, with a singleton live birth in 2005-2015 and no recent history of mental illness, modified Poisson regression models were constructed to examine the association between asthma diagnosed before pregnancy and perinatal mental illness, controlling for socio-demographics and medical history. We explored the modifying effects of social and medical complexities using relative excess risk due to interaction. Additional analyses examined the

SUBMITTER: Aker AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9189948 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature