ArticleMaternal and child health journal2017
Depression During Pregnancy and Adverse Birth Outcomes Among Predominantly Puerto Rican Women.
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- Mental health of adolescents associated with sexual and reproductive outcomes: a systematic review.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2021Pooled it
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- Factors Associated with Risk of Perinatal Depressive Symptoms Among Puerto Rican Women with Hyperglycemia.Maternal and child health journal · 2022Trial
- Risk and Protective Factors of Perinatal Depression in Perinatal Latinas: a Systematic Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Review
- [Association of Serum Sodium and Potassium Levels With the Risk of Depressive Symptoms During the Second Trimester of Pregnancy : A Cross-Sectional Study].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2026Article
- Burden and trends of major depressive disorders among women of childbearing age and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from the global burden of disease study 2021.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Risk factors for small for gestational age as defined by a birthweight z-score below minus one: A prospective observational study.Medical research archives · 2024Article
- Untreated Depression During Pregnancy and Its Effect on Pregnancy Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2021Review
- Ecological Systems Affecting Urban Childbearing Puerto Rican Women in the City of Philadelphia.Maternal and child health journal · 2021Article
- Antenatal depressive symptoms and adverse perinatal outcomes.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Antepartum Depression and Preterm Birth: Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, and Disparities due to structural racism.Current psychiatry reports · 2021Review
- Prenatal Depression and Risk of Short Interpregnancy Interval in a Predominantly Puerto Rican Population.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2020Article
- The Cumulative Risk of Chemical and Nonchemical Exposures on Birth Outcomes in Healthy Women: The Fetal Growth Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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- Demographic risk factors for adverse birth outcomes in Puerto Rico in the PROTECT cohort.PloS one · 2019Article
- Depression During Pregnancy and Its Association with Birth Outcomes.Maternal and child health journal · 2018Article
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Abstract
Objectives To examine associations between depression and preterm birth and small-for gestational age (SGA) among women of predominantly Puerto Rican descent, a population who experiences disparities in adverse birth outcomes and one of the highest infant mortality rates in the United States. Methods Proyecto Buena Salud (PBS) was a prospective cohort study conducted from 2006 to 2011 at a large tertiary care center in Western Massachusetts. Caribbean Islander (i.e., Puerto Rican and Dominican Republic) women were interviewed in early, mid and late pregnancy. Among 1262 participants, associations between depression, assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, and risk of preterm birth and small-for-gestational age (SGA) were evaluated. Results Women with at least probable minor depression [odds ratio (OR) = 1.77 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.02, 3.07)] or probable major depression [OR = 1.82 (95% CI = 1.01, 3.25)] in mid-pregnancy had an increased risk of SGA compared to non-depressed women in adjusted analyses. Borderline significant associations were observed between increasing levels of depressive symptom scores in early and mid-pregnancy [OR = 1.05 (95% CI = 1.00, 1.11) and OR = 1.04 (95% CI = 1.00, 1.09), respectively] and each additional trimester of exposure to probable major depression across mid- to late pregnancy [OR = 1.66 (95% CI = 1.00, 2.74)] and SGA. Late pregnancy depression was not associated with SGA; depression during pregnancy was not associated with preterm birth. Conclusions for Practice In this population of predominantly Puerto Rican women, mid-pregnancy depression increased risk for SGA. Findings can inform culturally appropriate, targeted interventions to identify and treat pregnant women with depression.
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