ArticleBMJ open2018
Migrant perinatal depression study: a prospective cohort study of perinatal depression on the Thai-Myanmar border.
Article in BMJ open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02790905 (Validating the Patient Health Questionnaire-9), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Validating the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Refugee Health Screener-15(RHS-15) Questionnaires to Screen for Depression in Pregnant and Post-partum Migrant Women on the Thai-Myanmar Border
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Screening instruments for antenatal and postpartum mental health disorders in migrant women: a systematic review.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Pooled it
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- Cohort Profile: the SMRU Refugee and Migrant Pregnancy Study in Western Thailand and Eastern Myanmar.Wellcome open research · 2026Article
- Parenting involvement of Thai expectant fathers during the last trimester pregnancy of their spouses exhibiting depressive symptoms: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Understanding Gender-Based Perception During Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study.International journal of women's health · 2023Article
- Suicidal ideation in the perinatal period: findings from the Thailand-Myanmar border.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2022Article
- Persistent depression in pregnant refugee and migrant women living along the Thai-Myanmar Border: a secondary qualitative analysis.Wellcome open research · 2022Article
- Perinatal depression in migrant and refugee women on the Thai-Myanmar border: does social support matter?Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Article
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- Prevalence and determinants of perinatal depression among labour migrant and refugee women on the Thai-Myanmar border: a cohort study.BMC psychiatry · 2020Article
- Life situation and support during pregnancy among Thai expectant mothers with depressive symptoms and their partners: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
- Living with severe perinatal depression: a qualitative study of the experiences of labour migrant and refugee women on the Thai-Myanmar border.BMC psychiatry · 2018Article
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- Emotional aspects and associated factors among pregnant teachers in the state education system of Minas Gerais, Brazil.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMTArticle
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13 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposePerinatal depression is a significant contributor to maternal morbidity. Migrant women in resource-poor settings may be at increased risk, yet little research has been conducted in low-income and middle-income settings. This prospective cohort study of migrant women on the Thai-Myanmar border aims to establish prevalence of perinatal depression, identify risk factors for perinatal depression and examine associations with infant outcomes.
participantsParticipating women are labour migrants and refugees living on the Thai-Myanmar border. A total of 568 women were recruited in their first trimester of pregnancy and are being followed up to 1-year postpartum. FINDINGS TO DATE: At baseline, women in our study had a median age of 25 years, the predominant ethnicity was Sgaw Karen (48.9%), agriculture was the main employment sector (39.2%) and educational attainment was low with a median of 4 years of education. In the first trimester of pregnancy, a quarter (25.8%; 95% CI 22.3 to 29.5) of all women were depressed as diagnosed by the FUTURE PLANS: Follow-up is ongoing and expected to continue until January 2018. The prevalence of depression at later stages of pregnancy and during the first postpartum year will be identified, and associations between depression status and demographic, social, migration-related, medical, obstetric and infant factors will be quantified. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02790905.
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