SynthesisBMC pregnancy and childbirth2017
A systematic review of concepts related to women's empowerment in the perinatal period and their associations with perinatal depressive symptoms and premature birth.
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- The Elephant in the Room: A Systematic Review of the Application and Effects of Psychological Treatments for Pregnant Women with Dual Pathology (Mental Health and Substance-Related Disorders).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Global burden of antenatal depression and its association with adverse birth outcomes: an umbrella review.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Evaluating the impact of an educational self-care intervention on the empowerment of primigravida pregnant women covered by family medicine program in the Estahban City -an application of the Pender's health promotion model.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Trial
- Analysis of Perinatal Care in Zambia in the Context of WHO Recommendations.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Bridging the Gap: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a New Rural Maternity Care Center Amid Nationwide Closures.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Navigating recovery: a scoping review of comprehensive approaches to postpartum substance use care and support.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Perinatal healthcare access, perceived quality, and preferences among historically underrepresented mother-infant dyads: a mixed methods study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Observational
- Exploring Empowerment in Group Antenatal Care: Insights from an Insider and Outsider Perspective.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Maternal experiences of women who had received salutary childbirth education: A descriptive qualitative study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Article
- Interactive Conversational Agents for Perinatal Health: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Scoping review of non-pharmacological or self-management interventions for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders tested with Hispanic and Latina women.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- Consent for interventions during childbirth: A national population-based study.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Article
- Web-Based Intervention (SunnysideFlex) to Promote Resilience to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms During Pregnancy: Development and Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- What tools are available to assess climate and environmental health impacts on perinatal families with an equity lens? A rapid review of the Canadian context.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Review
- An exploration of psychological and socio-cultural facets in perinatal distress of Pakistani couples: a triangulated qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Maternity healthcare professionals' experiences of supporting women in decision-making for labour and birth: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Becoming a Rare Disease Parent: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Parent-Caregivers' Postpartum Experiences.Qualitative health research · 2024Article
- 'To be Informed and Involved': Women's insights on optimising childbirth care in Lithuania.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023Article
- Maternal Diet Quality and Prenatal Depressive Symptoms: The Moderating Role of Economic Well-Being.Nutrients · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe perinatal period, which we here define as pregnancy and the first year postpartum, is a time in women's lives that involves significant physiological and psychosocial change and adjustment, including changes in their social status and decision-making power. Supporting women's empowerment at this particular time in their lives may be an attractive opportunity to create benefits for maternal and infant health outcomes such as reductions in perinatal depressive symptoms and premature birth rates. Thus, we here systematically review and critically discuss the literature that investigates the effects of empowerment, empowerment-related concepts and empowerment interventions on reductions in perinatal depressive symptoms, preterm birth (PTB), and low birthweight (LBW).
methodsFor this systematic review, we conducted a literature search in PsychInfo, PubMed, and CINAHL without setting limits for date of publication, language, study design, or maternal age. The search resulted in 27 articles reporting on 25 independent studies including a total of 17,795 women.
resultsThe majority of studies found that, for the most part, measures of empowerment and interventions supporting empowerment are associated with reduced perinatal depressive symptoms and PTB/LBW rates. However, findings are equivocal and a small portion of studies found no significant association between empowerment-related concepts and perinatal depressive symptoms and PTB or LBW.
conclusionThis small body of work suggests, for the most part, that empowerment-related concepts may be protective for perinatal depressive symptoms and PTB/LBW. We recommend that future theory-driven and integrative work should include an assessment of different facets of empowerment, obtain direct measures of empowerment, and address the relevance of important confounders, including for example, ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
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