biostudies-literatureUnknown16(1)Rusner M<h4>Background</h4>Bipolar Disorder (BD) is a mental disorder usually diagnosed between 18 and 30 years of age; this coincides with the period when many women experience pregnancy and childbirth. As specific problems have been reported in pregnancy and childbirth when the mother has BD, a systematic review was carried out to summarise the outcomes of pregnancy and childbirth, in mother and child, when the mother has BD diagnosed before pregnancy.<h4>Methods</h4>An a priori protocol was designed and a systematic search conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, PsycINFO and Cochrane databases in March 2015. Studies of all designs were included if they involved women with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder prior to pregnancy, who were pregnant and/or followed up to one year postpartum. All stages of BMC pregnancy and childbirth331https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5084442biostudies-literatureBipolar disorder in pregnancy and childbirth: a systematic review of outcomes.PMC5084442Berg MBegley CRusner MfalseBipolar disorder in pregnancy and childbirth: a systematic review of outcomes.<h4>Background</h4>Bipolar Disorder (BD) is a mental disorder usually diagnosed between 18 and 30 years of age; this coincides with the period when many women experience pregnancy and childbirth. As specific problems have been reported in pregnancy and childbirth when the mother has BD, a systematic review was carried out to summarise the outcomes of pregnancy and childbirth, in mother and child, when the mother has BD diagnosed before pregnancy.<h4>Methods</h4>An a priori protocol was designed and a systematic search conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, PsycINFO and Cochrane databases in March 2015. Studies of all designs were included if they involved women with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder prior to pregnancy, who were pregnant and/or followed up to one year postpartum. All stages of 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z2016 Oct2026-07-15T21:35:11.149Z2026-07-09T10:14:00.858ZS-EPMC50844422779311110.1186/s12884-016-1127-1