ArticleArchives of women's mental health2011
Prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation during pregnancy.
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- Suicidal ideation and its associated factors among pregnant and post-partum women in Ethiopia, a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2025.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Maternal Suicide Ideation and Behaviour During Pregnancy and the First Postpartum Year: A Systematic Review of Psychological and Psychosocial Risk Factors.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Association between maternal antidepressant use during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorder: an updated meta-analysis.Molecular autism · 2018Pooled it
- Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Postpartum Depression in Women With Prenatal Depression: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- Predictors of antepartum and postpartum suicidal ideation at a diverse urban obstetric setting.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Prevalence of suicidal ideation and associated factors among pregnant women attending ANC follow-up clinic in Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Perinatal Depression and Risk of Suicidal Behavior.JAMA network open · 2024Article
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- Suicide among Reproductive-Age Women in Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Depression and anxiety · 2024Article
- Psychiatric illness and pregnancy: A literature review.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Prenatal Stress Exposure Amplifies Effect of Maternal Suicidal Ideation on Early Childhood Behavioral Trajectories.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2023Article
- Suicidal Risk and Depression in Pregnant Women in Times of Pandemic.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
- Depression, anxiety, and stress in pregnancy and postpartum: A longitudinal study during the COVID-19 pandemic.Midwifery · 2023Article
- Adverse Perinatal Outcomes and Postpartum Suicidal Behavior in California, 2013-2018.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2023Article
- Trends in antenatal depression and suicidal ideation diagnoses among commercially insured childbearing individuals in the United States, 2008-2018.Journal of affective disorders · 2023Article
- Racial/Ethnic Disparity in Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt and Non-suicidal Intentional Self-harm Among Pregnant Women in the United States.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2022Article
- Review of suicidal ideation during pregnancy: risk factors, prevalence, assessment instruments and consequences.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2022Review
- The prevalence of suicide ideation and predictive factors among pregnant women in the third trimester.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Depression moderates the association between pregnancy and suicidal ideation among pregnant and non-pregnant reproductive age women in Brazil.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Suicidal Ideation Among Brazilian Pregnant Women: A Population-Based Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
Data are scarce regarding the prevalence and risk factors for antenatal suicidal ideation because systematic screening for suicidal ideation during pregnancy is rare. This study reports the prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation during pregnancy. We performed cross-sectional analysis of data from an ongoing registry. Study participants were 2,159 women receiving prenatal care at a university obstetric clinic from January 2004 through March 2010. Multiple logistic regression identified factors associated with antenatal suicidal ideation as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire. Overall, 2.7% of the sample reported antenatal suicidal ideation. Over 50% of women who reported antenatal suicidal ideation also reported major depression. In the fully adjusted model antenatal major depression (OR = 11.50; 95% CI 5.40, 24.48) and antenatal psychosocial stress (OR = 3.19; 95% CI 1.44, 7.05) were positively associated with an increased risk of antenatal suicidal ideation. We found that being non-Hispanic White was associated with a decreased risk of antenatal suicidal ideation (OR = 0.51; 95% CI 0.26-0.99). The prevalence of antenatal suicidal ideation in the present study was similar to rates reported in nationally representative non-pregnant samples. In other words, pregnancy is not a protective factor against suicidal ideation. Given the high comorbidity of antenatal suicidal ideation with major depression, efforts should be made to identify those women at risk for antenatal suicidal ideation through universal screening.
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