SynthesisArchives of women's mental health2017
Heterogeneity in perinatal depression: how far have we come? A systematic review.
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- Perinatal Mental Health Detection and Prediction Using Mobile Sensing Data: Systematic Review.JMIR mental health · 2026Pooled it
- A sum of its parts: A systematic review evaluating biopsychosocial and behavioral determinants of perinatal depression.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Exploring Heterogeneity in perinatal depression: a comprehensive review.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Perinatal depressive symptoms among low-income South African women at risk of depression: trajectories and predictors.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Trial
- Prenatal Origins of Stress Regulation: Maternal Psychological Distress and Inflammation During Pregnancy Prospectively Predict Infant Behavioral Reactivity and Regulation.Developmental psychobiology · 2026Article
- Subtypes and associated factors of prenatal depressive symptoms and their association with health-related quality of life among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Trajectories of perinatal depressive symptoms in women with overweight and obesity.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Network Structure of Perinatal Depressive Symptoms Among Women in Rural Bihar.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2026Article
- Preconception mental health and developmental vulnerability at school entry: population-based cohort study.BJPsych open · 2026Article
- Developmental origins of immune function: Maternal prenatal mood is associated with infant immune cell gene expression.Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2026Article
- Trajectories of Perinatal Depressive Symptoms from the Second Trimester to Three Months Postpartum and Their Dynamic Relationship with Social Support: A Prospective Cohort Study in Beijing, China.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- An umbrella review of psychological capacity and mental health trajectories across the life course.Nature. Mental health · 2026Article
- Point prevalence and incidence of depressive and generalized anxiety symptoms among women attending antenatal clinics, a longitudinal study among adolescent mothers in Mwanza Tanzania.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Identification and validation of postpartum depression subtypes: a population-based cohort study.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Associations between maternal adversity and health and children's telomere length.Translational psychiatry · 2025Article
- Risk psychosocial factors associated with postpartum depression trajectories from birth to six months.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
- Childhood maltreatment exposure is differentially associated with transdiagnostic perinatal depression symptoms.Journal of affective disorders · 2024Article
- Perinatal depression trajectories and child development at one year: a study in China.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Trajectories of Maternal and Paternal Internalizing Symptoms from Pregnancy to 2 Years Postpartum: Identifying Modifiable Risk and Protective Factors.Depression and anxiety · 2024Article
- Risk Factors, Prognosis, Influence on the Offspring, and Genetic Architecture of Perinatal Depression Classified Based on the Depressive Symptom Trajectory.Depression and anxiety · 2024Article
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Abstract
Despite perinatal depression (PND) being a common mental disorder affecting pregnant women and new mothers, limited attention has been paid to the heterogeneous nature of this disorder. We examined heterogeneity in PND symptom profiles and symptom trajectories. Literature searches revealed 247 studies, 23 of which were included in the final review. The most common statistical approaches used to explore symptom and trajectory heterogeneity were latent class model and growth mixture model. All but one study examined PND symptom trajectories and provided collective evidence of at least three heterogeneous patterns: low, medium, or chronic-high symptom levels. Social and psychological risk factors were the most common group of predictors related to a higher burden (high sum of score) of depressive symptoms. These studies were consistent in reporting poorer health outcomes for children of mothers assigned to high burden symptom trajectories. Only one study explored heterogeneity in symptom profile and was the only one to describe the specific constellations of depressive symptoms related to the PND heterogeneous patterns identified. Therefore, there is limited evidence on the specific symptoms and symptom configurations that make up PND heterogeneity. We suggest directions for future research to further clarify the PND heterogeneity and its related mechanisms.
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