Cohort study of the relationship between individual psychotherapy and pregnancy outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Antenatal depression is associated with poor obstetric outcomes, but it has not been determined if treatment improves these outcomes. We hypothesized that psychotherapy for antenatal depression would decrease rates of low Apgar score, preterm birth, low birthweight, and high maternal weight gain.

Methods

Using longitudinal clinical data from the electronic health record (EHR) of a large academic medical center, we examined the association between exposure to psychotherapy during pregnancy among women with a history of major depressive disorder and obstetric outcomes. We compared outcomes between women with and without psychotherapy treatment during pregnancy, and included a dose response analysis.

Results

Of 50,856 women with pregnancies between 1998 and

SUBMITTER: Snapper LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9980714 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature