ArticleJournal of women's health (2002)2010
Pregnancy and mental health among women veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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- Suicidal Ideation in Pregnant and Postpartum Women Veterans: An Initial Clinical Needs Assessment.Military medicine · 2020Article
- Understanding Maternity Care Coordination for Women Veterans Using an Integrated Care Model Approach.Journal of general internal medicine · 2019Article
- Posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis and gender are associated with accelerated weight gain trajectories in veterans during the post-deployment period.Eating behaviors · 2018Article
- An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans' Health Research Literature (2008-2015).Journal of general internal medicine · 2017Review
- Validation of Veterans Affairs Electronic Medical Record Smoking Data Among Iraq- and Afghanistan-Era Veterans.Journal of general internal medicine · 2017Article
- Improving Perinatal Mental Health Care for Women Veterans: Description of a Quality Improvement Program.Maternal and child health journal · 2017Article
- Prevalence of, risk factors for, and consequences of posttraumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems in military populations deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.Current psychiatry reports · 2015Review
- Infertility care among OEF/OIF/OND women Veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs.Medical care · 2015Article
- Personal health record reach in the Veterans Health Administration: a cross-sectional analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2014Article
- Gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among women veterans deployed in service of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundVeterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) may experience significant stress during military service that can have lingering effects. Little is known about mental health problems or treatment among pregnant OEF/OIF women veterans. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of mental health problems among veterans who received pregnancy-related care in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) system.
methodsData from the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) deployment roster of military discharges from October 1, 2001, through April 30, 2008, were used to assemble an administrative cohort of female OEF/OIF veterans enrolled in care at the VHA (n = 43,078). Pregnancy and mental health conditions were quantified according to ICD-9-CM codes and specifications. Mental healthcare use and prenatal care were assessed by analyzing VHA stop codes.
resultsDuring the study period, 2966 (7%) women received at least one episode of pregnancy-related care, and 32% of veterans with a pregnancy and 21% without a pregnancy received one or more mental health diagnoses (p < 0.0001). Veterans with a pregnancy were twice as likely to have a diagnosis of depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia as those without a pregnancy.
conclusionsWomen OEF/OIF veterans commonly experience mental health problems after military service. The burden of mental health conditions is higher among women with an identified instance of pregnancy than among those without. Because women do not receive pregnancy care at the VHA, however, little is known about ongoing concomitant prenatal and mental healthcare or about pregnancy outcomes among these women veterans.
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