ArticleJournal of women's health (2002)2011
Associations between physical activity and postpartum depressive symptoms.
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- Is physical activity in pregnancy associated with prenatal and postnatal depressive symptoms?: Results from MAASTHI cohort study in South India.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2021Article
- Obstetric Patients and Healthcare Providers Perspectives to Inform Mobile App Design for Physical Activity and Weight Control During Pregnancy and Postpartum in a Rural Setting.International journal of women's health · 2021Article
- Associations between social capital and maternal depression: results from a follow-up study in China.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Article
- The relationship between postnatal depression, sociodemographic factors, levels of partner support, and levels of physical activity.Frontiers in psychology · 2014Article
- Trajectories of depressive symptoms over 2 years postpartum among overweight or obese women.Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's HealthArticle
- The Impact of Physical Activity on the Prevention of Spine Musculoskeletal Disorders in Lactating Women in Cameroon.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPostpartum women are at increased risk for developing depression, which can contribute to the ill health of the mother and her family. Previous research indicates that mothers who are physically active during leisure experience lower levels of postpartum depressive symptoms than do inactive mothers. The objective of this investigation was to examine the associations between total and domain-specific moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and depressive symptoms postpartum.
methodsData were obtained from 550 women who participated in the Pregnancy, Infection, and Nutrition (PIN) Postpartum Study, a prospective cohort of mothers who delivered liveborn infants from October 2002 to December 2005 in North Carolina. Three-month postpartum MVPA was investigated as a predictor of 12-month postpartum depressive symptoms.
resultsThose who participated in MVPA had two times the odds of developing elevated depressive symptoms at 12 months postpartum than those with no MVPA (odds ratio [OR] 2.00, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.71-6.75). Different associations were suggested when examining domain-specific MVPA. Those participating in adult and child care and indoor household MVPA at 3 months postpartum had more than double the odds of developing elevated depressive symptoms at 12 months postpartum (OR 2.66, 95% CI 1.03, 8.11 and OR 2.72, 95% CI 0.96-10.18, respectively). Work MVPA conferred a doubling of the odds (OR 1.95, 95% CI 0.46-7.13), but recreational and outdoor household MVPA showed no associations with depressive symptoms.
conclusionsAssociations between MVPA and depressive symptoms differed by domain among postpartum women. Future studies of postpartum depressive symptoms should explore reasons for differences in physical activity by domain.
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