Perinatal depression and its impact on infant outcomes and maternal-nurse SMS communication in a cohort of Kenyan women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Perinatal depression is broadly defined as depressive symptoms during pregnancy or within the 12 months following delivery, affecting approximately 20-25% of pregnant and postpartum women in low- and middle-income countries. The wide accessibility of mobile phones allows mobile health (mHealth) interventions to be considered a solution to identify perinatal depression and provide appropriate referrals for treatment. This study, nested in a larger SMS communication project, examined the prevalence and correlates of perinatal depression, determined the association between antenatal depression and infant morbidity and mortality, and compared SMS communication patterns between women with and without perinatal depression.

Methods

This was a prospective longitudinal coh

SUBMITTER: Hummel AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9494796 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature