Trial reportThe Journal of clinical psychiatry2008
Prenatal depression in women hospitalized for obstetric risk.
Trial report in The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02119936 (Feasibility of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback as a Stress Reduction Tool for Hospitalized Pregnant Women at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Feasibility of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback as a Stress Reduction Tool for Hospitalized Pregnant Women at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH)
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 106 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence of Depression or Anxiety During Antepartum Hospitalizations for Obstetric Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2021Pooled it
- Prenatal Attachment and Perinatal Depression: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Teaching attachment behaviors to pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial of effects on infant mental health from birth to the age of three months.Annals of Saudi medicineTrial
- Mental health symptoms following a pregnancy complicated by cardiovascular disease: scoping review.BJPsych open · 2026Review
- Factors Associated with Pregnancy Stress in High-Risk Pregnant Women Before Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Living in a Constant State of Fear: Phenomenological Study on Experiences of Women with High-Risk Pregnancy Waiting for Childbirth in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Maternal Perinatal Depression, Alexithymia, and Couple Functioning: Which Relationship Exists with Prenatal Attachment.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- There's no place like home: optimizing the antepartum inpatient experience.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2024Article
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- Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in At-Risk Pregnancy: Influence on Maternal-Fetal Attachment in Tunisia.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
- Effects of Recreational Therapy and 3D Ultrasonography for High-Risk Pregnancies on Psychological Well-Being during Hospitalization and in the Puerperal Phase.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Anxiety, stress, and depression in Australian pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross sectional study.Midwifery · 2023Article
- Psychosocial well-being in postpartum women with congenital heart disease.Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy · 2022Article
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- Acceptance, experiences, and needs of hospitalized pregnant women toward an electronic mindfulness-based intervention: A pilot mixed-methods study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Depression remains a neglected public health problem among pregnant women in Northwest Ethiopia.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2021Article
- Does having a high-risk pregnancy influence anxiety level during the COVID-19 pandemic?European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology · 2020Article
- Risk for Depressive Symptoms among Hospitalized Women in High-Risk Pregnancy Units during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Effect of Online Health Information Seeking on Anxiety in Hospitalized Pregnant Women: Cohort Study.JMIR medical informatics · 2020Article
- Multiprofessional care promotes of quality of life in pregnant women with preeclampsia: a cross-sectional study.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveLittle is known about depression during pregnancy in women with high maternal or fetal risk, as this population is often excluded from research samples. The aim of this study was to evaluate depressive symptoms and known risk factors for depression in a group of women hospitalized with severe obstetric risk.
methodIn the antenatal unit, 129 inpatients completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), and the Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (MAAS) from October 2005 through December 2006. A subset of women were administered the Mood Disorders module of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders based on a score of > or = 11 on the EPDS. Obstetric complications were classified according to the Hobel Risk Assessment for Prematurity.
resultsFifty-seven of the 129 women (44.2%) scored 11 or greater on the EPDS, and at least 25/129 (19.4%) met the DSM-IV criteria for major depressive disorder. Mothers reporting high attachment to the fetus on the MAAS reported lower severity of depressive symptoms (rho = -0.33, p < .0001); those reporting interpersonal relationship dissatisfaction on the DAS endorsed higher depressive severity (rho = -0.21, p = .02). Severity of obstetric risk was unrelated to depression, but one complication, incompetent cervix, was positively associated with level of depressive symptomatology.
conclusionFindings indicate a higher prevalence rate of major depressive disorder in women with severe obstetric risk than that reported in low-risk pregnancy samples, suggesting the need for routine depression screening to identify those who need treatment. Fewer depressive symptoms were reported by mothers reporting strong maternal fetal attachment and greater relationship satisfaction.
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