Clinician-reported childbirth outcomes, patient-reported childbirth trauma, and risk for postpartum depression.

ABSTRACT: Childbirth trauma is common and increases risk for postpartum depression (PPD). However, we lack brief measures to reliably identify individuals who experience childbirth trauma and who may be at greater prospective risk for PPD. To address this gap, we used data from a racially diverse prospective cohort (n=1082). We collected survey data during pregnancy and at 12 weeks postpartum, as well as clinician-reported data from medical records. A new three-item measure of patient-reported childbirth trauma was a robust and independent risk factor for PPD, above and beyond other known risk factors for PPD, including prenatal anxiety and depression. Cesarean birth, greater blood loss, and preterm birth were each associated with greater patient-reported childbirth trauma. Finally, there were prosp

SUBMITTER: Waller R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9420181 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature