ArticleGeneral hospital psychiatry
Racial differences in the prevalence of antenatal depression.
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- The Perinatal Mental Health of Indigenous Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2020Pooled it
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Antenatal Depression in the United States: A Systematic Review.Maternal and child health journal · 2016Pooled it
- Identifying the women at risk of antenatal anxiety and depression: A systematic review.Journal of affective disorders · 2016Pooled it
- Domestic violence and perinatal mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS medicine · 2013Pooled it
- Associations between intimate partner violence profiles and mental health among low-income, urban pregnant adolescents.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Trial
- Peer support and interpersonal psychotherapy groups experienced decreased prenatal depression, anxiety and cortisol.Early human development · 2013Trial
- Tai chi/yoga reduces prenatal depression, anxiety and sleep disturbances.Complementary therapies in clinical practice · 2013Trial
- Performance of a Culturally Tailored Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention Integrated in a Public Health Setting to Reduce Risk of Antepartum Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of midwifery & women's healthTrial
- Profiles of Depressive Symptoms Among Pregnant Patients Carrying Fetuses with Congenital Anomalies.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2026Article
- The Toll of Daily Dehumanization: Elucidating the Role of Dehumanizing Deindividuation by Partner in the Individual and Relational Well-Being of Women During Pregnancy.Family process · 2026Article
- Race/ethnicity, disability, and antenatal depression in the United States: population-level insights from machine learning.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
- Country of Birth, Race, Ethnicity, and Prenatal Depression.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Racial, ethnic, and neighborhood disparities in diagnosis of perinatal psychiatric illness.AJOG global reports · 2025Article
- Perinatal depression at the intersection of race/ethnicity and disability.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Review
- Co-designing and evaluating a prenatal yoga intervention for ethnic minority women: a feasibility study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
- Predicting Prenatal Depression and Assessing Model Bias Using Machine Learning Models.Biological psychiatry global open science · 2024Article
- Racial Residential Segregation and Mental Health During Pregnancy.JAMA health forum · 2024Article
- Maternal Mental Health in Pregnancy and Its Impact on Children's Cognitive Development at 18 Months, during the COVID-19 Pandemic (CONCEPTION Study).Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Maternal grandmothers buffer the effects of ethnic discrimination among pregnant Latina mothers.Evolutionary human sciences · 2024Article
- The role of doulas in supporting perinatal mental health - a qualitative study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study examined whether there were racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of antenatal depression based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, diagnostic criteria in a community-based sample of pregnant women.
methodData were drawn from an ongoing registry of pregnant women receiving prenatal care at a university obstetric clinic from January 2004 through March 2010 (N =1997). Logistic regression models adjusting for sociodemographic, psychiatric, behavioral and clinical characteristics were used to examine racial/ethnic differences in antenatal depression as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire.
resultsOverall, 5.1% of the sample reported antenatal depression. Blacks and Asian/Pacific Islanders were at increased risk for antenatal depression compared to non-Hispanic White women. This increased risk of antenatal depression among Blacks and Asian/Pacific Islanders remained after adjustment for a variety of risk factors.
conclusionResults suggest the importance of race/ethnicity as a risk factor for antenatal depression. Prevention and treatment strategies geared toward the mental health needs of Black and Asian/Pacific Islander women are needed to reduce the racial/ethnic disparities in antenatal depression.
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