Prevalence and correlates of perinatal depression.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This systematic review of systematic reviews aims to provide the first global picture of the prevalence and correlates of perinatal depression, and to explore the commonalities and discrepancies of the literature.

Methods

Seven databases were searched from inception until April 2022. Full-text screening and data extraction were performed independently by two researchers and the AMSTAR tool was used to assess the methodological quality.

Results

128 systematic reviews were included in the analysis. Mean overall prevalence of perinatal depression, antenatal depression and postnatal depression was 26.3%, 28.5% and 27.6%, respectively. Mean prevalence was significantly higher (27.4%; SD = 12.6) in studies using self-reported measures compared with structured interv

SUBMITTER: Al-Abri K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9842219 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature