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SynthesisArchives of women's mental health2017

Prevalence and risk of mental disorders in the perinatal period among migrant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Fraser M Anderson, Stephani L Hatch, Carla Comacchio, Louise M Howard

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Synthesis in Archives of women's mental health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 80 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

80 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  7. Prevalence and correlates of perinatal depression.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2023
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  10. Global prevalence of anxiety and PTSD in immigrants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater · 2022
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  17. Design and implementation of a stratified care model for refugee women's behavioral health in an obstetrical care setting.Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare · 2026
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  19. Diversity, equity, and inclusion considerations for anti-racist, equity-focused NICU family mental health.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
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  20. The risk of postpartum depressive symptoms in immigrant women with recent gestational diabetes mellitus.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Fraser M AndersonSection of Women's Mental Health, IOPPN, King's College London, Box P031, David Goldberg Centre, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK. fraser.f.anderson@kcl.ac.uk.
Stephani L HatchDepartment of Psychological Medicine, IOPPN, King's College London, London, UK.
Carla ComacchioDepartment of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Louise M HowardSection of Women's Mental Health, IOPPN, King's College London, Box P031, David Goldberg Centre, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK.

Funding

Department of Health NIHR-RP-R3-12-011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was conducted in order to evaluate the prevalence and risk of mental disorders in the perinatal period among migrant women. Six databases (including MEDLINE) were searched from inception to October 19th, 2015, in addition to citation tracking. Studies were eligible if mental disorders were assessed with validated tools during pregnancy and up to 1 year postpartum among women born outside of the study country. Of 3241 abstracts screened, 53 met the inclusion criteria for the review. Only three studies investigated a mental disorder other than depression. Unadjusted odds ratios were pooled using random effects meta-analysis for elevated depression symptoms during pregnancy (n = 12) and the postpartum (n = 24), stratified by study country due to heterogeneity. Studies from Canada found an increased risk for antenatal (OR = 1.86, 95% CIs 1.32-2.62) and postnatal elevated depression symptoms (OR = 1.98, 95% CIs 1.57-2.49) associated with migrant status. Studies from the USA found a decreased risk of antenatal elevated depression symptoms (OR = 0.71, 95% CIs 0.51-0.99), and studies from the USA and Australia found no association between migrant status and postnatal elevated depression symptoms. Low social support, minority ethnicity, low socioeconomic status, lack of proficiency in host country language and refugee or asylum-seeking status all put migrant populations at increased risk of perinatal mental disorders.

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AdultAustraliaCanadaDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansMothersOdds RatioPregnancyPregnant PeoplePrevalenceRefugeesRisk FactorsTransients and MigrantsUnited StatesAntenatal depressionAsylum-seekersMigrant womenPerinatal mental healthPostpartum depressionRefugees

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PMCPMC5423996

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