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ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2019

Trajectories of maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms from pregnancy to five years postpartum and their prenatal predictors.

Asma Ahmed, Angela Bowen, Cindy Xin Feng, Nazeem Muhajarine

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Asma AhmedDepartment of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Purvis Hall, 1020 Pine Avenue W, Room 27, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1A2, Canada. asma.ahmed2@mail.mcgill.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8690-2264
Angela BowenCollege of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Health Sciences Building, Room 4246, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 2Z4, Canada.
Cindy Xin FengSchool of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Health Sciences Building, Room 3338, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 2Z4, Canada.
Nazeem MuhajarineCollege of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Health Sciences Building, Room 3246, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 2Z4, Canada.

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CIHR 145179 and 220896
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMaternal depression and anxiety have distinct constellations of symptom trajectories, which are associated with factors that may vary between different groups of women. The aim of this study was to identify subgroups of women who exhibit unique longitudinal trajectory patterns of depressive and anxiety symptoms from pregnancy to 5 years postpartum and the antenatal predictors associated with these maternal groups.

methodsThe study used a longitudinal data collected from 615 women in Saskatchewan from pregnancy to 5 years postpartum. Semiparametric group-based models were used to identify latent maternal depressive and anxiety trajectory groups. Multinomial logit models were then used to assess the association between maternal characteristics and the identified latent trajectory groups.

resultsWe identified four trajectory groups of maternal depressive symptoms: low-stable (35%); moderate-stable (54%); moderate-increasing (5%); and high-decreasing (6%), and three trajectory groups of maternal anxiety symptoms: very low-stable (13%); low-stable (58%); and moderate-stable (29%). We also identified several risk factors, most notably history of depression and stress, that were significantly associated with these trajectories.

conclusionHistory of depression and increased stress are significant risk factors that can be identified during regular perinatal visits; therefore, clinicians should inquire about these risk factors to identify women at high risk of ongoing depression or anxiety.

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AdultAnxietyAnxiety DisordersDepressionDepression, PostpartumDepressive DisorderDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMothersPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsRisk FactorsSaskatchewanLongitudinal trajectoriesMaternal anxietyMaternal depressionMood disordersRisk factors

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PMCPMC6332639

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