ArticleMaternal and child health journal2017
Is Perceived Discrimination in Pregnancy Prospectively Linked to Postpartum Depression? Exploring the Role of Education.
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- Associations of Education Attainment With Postpartum Depression and the Mediating Exploration: A Mendelian Randomization Study.Depression and anxiety · 2025Article
- The association between perceived COVID-19-related discrimination and probable depression among pregnant women in the post-pandemic era: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Chronic pain in female breast cancer survivors - prevalence, characteristics and contributing factors: a cross-sectional pilot study.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Community indicators for mental health in Europe: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Are Experiences of Racial Discrimination Associated with Postpartum Depressive Symptoms? A Multistate Analysis of Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Data.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2022Article
- Biopsychosocial correlates of psychological distress in Latina mothers.Journal of affective disorders · 2021Article
- Gender discrimination and depressive symptoms among child-bearing women: ELSPAC-CZ cohort study.EClinicalMedicine · 2020Article
- Relationships between psychosocial stressors among pregnant women in San Francisco: A path analysis.PloS one · 2020Article
- Multiple forms of discrimination and postpartum depression among indigenous Palestinian-Arab, Jewish immigrants and non-immigrant Jewish mothers.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Social Support Is Protective Against the Effects of Discrimination on Parental Mental Health Outcomes.Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses AssociationArticle
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Abstract
Objectives The role of perceived discrimination in postpartum depression is largely unknown. We investigate whether perceived discrimination reported in pregnancy contributes to postpartum depression, and whether its impact varies by education level. Methods Prospective data are a part of European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood, the Czech Republic. Surveys were collected in mid-pregnancy and at 6 months after delivery. Depression was measured using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Generalized linear models were estimated to test the effects of perceived discrimination on postpartum depression. Results Multivariate models revealed that among women with low education, discrimination in pregnancy was prospectively associated with 2.43 times higher odds of postpartum depression (p < .01), after adjusting for antenatal depression, history of earlier depression, and socio-demographic background. In contrast, perceived discrimination was not linked to postpartum depression among women with high education. Conclusions Perceived discrimination is a risk factor for postpartum depression among women with low education. Screening for discrimination and socio-economic disadvantage during pregnancy could benefit women who are at risk for mental health problems.
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