SynthesisJournal of psychosomatic research2014
The impact of sleep, stress, and depression on postpartum weight retention: a systematic review.
Synthesis in Journal of psychosomatic research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05518604 (Pregnancy, Active Duty and Weight Loss), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Pregnancy, Active Duty and Weight Loss (PADaWL) Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Effect of Dietary Intervention on Postpartum Weight Loss in Active Duty Women
Who cites it
29 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence and correlates of perinatal depression.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2023Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Integrated Care Interventions Addressing Perinatal Depression Care in Ambulatory Obstetric Care Settings.Clinical obstetrics and gynecology · 2018Pooled it
- Consequences of maternal postpartum depression: A systematic review of maternal and infant outcomes.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
- Dexmedetomidine for improving postpartum sleep quality following cesarean section in women: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Trial
- Optimizing the Postpartum Period to Support Lifelong Health for Women with Obesity.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
- Real-time experiences of racism and stress in association with postpartum weight retention: a longitudinal ecological momentary assessment study.American journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Association between body composition and weight retention from early pregnancy to 42 days postpartum: a retrospective cohort study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Impact of delivery method on postnatal depression in Jordanian women: Insights from a cross-sectional survey.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Article
- Observational
- Association of maternal postpartum depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms: a network analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Improvements in Maternal Cardiovascular Health Over the Perinatal Period Longitudinally Predict Lower Postpartum Psychological Distress Among Individuals Who Began Their Pregnancies With Overweight or Obesity.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Article
- The impact of self-monitoring physical and mental health via an mHealth application on postpartum weight retention: Data from the INTER-ACT RCT.Health promotion perspectives · 2024Article
- Night-time sleep duration and postpartum weight retention in primiparous women.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2024Article
- Improvements in cardiovascular health over the perinatal period predicts lower postpartum psychological distress.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2023Article
- Identification of postpartum symptom subgroups and associated long-term maternal depressive symptoms and well-being.Research in nursing & health · 2023Article
- "The Name of This is Fourth Trimester. A Lot of People Don't Know About it": A Qualitative Analysis to Inform the Development of a Web-Based Tool.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
- The relationship between social determinants of health and postpartum weight retention based on the World Health Organization model: path analysis.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Addressing Obesity in Preconception, Pregnancy, and Postpartum: A Review of the Literature.Current obesity reports · 2022Review
- Postpartum sleep health in a multiethnic cohort of women during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City.Sleep health · 2022Article
- Maternal Perinatal Depression and Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Offspring: Preliminary Results from the SOS MOOD Project.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo review the impact of sleep, stress, and/or depression on postpartum weight retention.
methodsWe searched three electronic databases, PubMed, ISI Web of Science, and PsycInfo. Studies were included if they were published between January 1990 and September 2013 in English, measured sleep, stress, and/or depression in the postpartum period, and assessed the association of these factors with postpartum weight retention. Two reviewers reviewed included articles and rated study quality using a modified version of the Downs and Black scale.
resultsThirteen studies met our pre-defined eligibility criteria, reporting on 9 study samples. Two were cross-sectional studies and eleven were longitudinal studies. The study sample size ranged from 74 to 37,127. All four studies examining short sleep duration and postpartum weight retention reported a positive association. The four studies examining postpartum stress and weight retention reported non-significant associations only. Of 7 studies examining postpartum depression and weight retention, 3 reported non-significant associations, and 4 reported positive associations.
conclusionResearch investigating the impact of postpartum sleep, stress, depression on weight retention is limited. Future longitudinal studies are needed.
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