ArticleNutrients2019
Association between Postpartum Nutritional Status and Postpartum Depression Symptoms.
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- A Systematic Review of the Correlation Between Micronutrient Levels and Perinatal Depression.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Is Serum Vitamin D Associated with Depression or Anxiety in Ante- and Postnatal Adult Women? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- Nutritional factors and cross-national postpartum depression prevalence: an updated meta-analysis and meta-regression of 412 studies from 46 countries.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Poor vitamin D status and the risk of maternal depression: a dose-response meta-analysis of observational studies.Public health nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Sensory Preferences Influencing the Likelihood That African American Pregnant Women Will Consume Nutrient-Dense, Anti-Inflammatory Foods.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Trajectories of Perinatal Depressive Symptoms from the Second Trimester to Three Months Postpartum and Their Dynamic Relationship with Social Support: A Prospective Cohort Study in Beijing, China.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation improves depressive-like behaviors in CUMS rats through regulation of gut microbiome, serum metabolites, and immune factors.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Bad times make mothers depressed.International journal of health economics and management · 2025Article
- Does Diet Quality Change from Periconception to 3 y Postpartum? Findings from a Large United States Cohort.The Journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- Invisible Links: Associations Between Micronutrient Deficiencies and Postpartum Depression-A Systematic Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Relationship Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Postpartum Depression.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- Nutritional status of iron and vitamin D in postpartum women in northern Taiwan.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Riboflavin for women's health and emerging microbiome strategies.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2024Review
- Social Support Postpartum: Bengali Women from India on Their Coping Experiences following Childbirth.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Perinatal dietary patterns and symptomatic depression: A prospective cohort study.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
- Nausea and Vomiting during Early Pregnancy among Chinese Women and Its Association with Nutritional Intakes.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Association between Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and Serum Levels of Ketone Bodies and Vitamin D, Thyroid Function, and Iron Metabolism.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Mode of Delivery Is Associated with Postpartum Depression: Do Women with and without Depression History Exhibit a Difference?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Phthalate Exposure Pattern in Breast Milk within a Six-Month Postpartum Time in Southern Taiwan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- LncRNA Gm14205 induces astrocytic NLRP3 inflammasome activation via inhibiting oxytocin receptor in postpartum depression.Bioscience reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
Taiwanese women may practice traditional confinement after childbirth, and no study has investigated the nutritional status and the effects of postpartum depression on such women. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between nutritional status and postpartum depression at 6-8 weeks postpartum. A cross-sectional study was conducted on postpartum women who returned to the obstetrics and gynecology clinic for routine examination from January 2016 to September 2017. A total of 344 women received assessments based on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). An EPDS score of ≥10 indicated the presence of postpartum depressive symptoms (PPDS). A total of 97 women without such symptoms and 23 with PPDS completed nutritional parameter analyses and questionnaires. The results showed that the prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) was 8.4%. The proportion was 70% for those who practiced confinement at home, significantly higher than for those in the non-PPDS group (45%). The overall psychological stress score was significantly higher and the postpartum care satisfaction score was significantly lower in those with PPDS compared to those without. In terms of nutritional biomarkers, the plasma riboflavin levels in the PPDS group were significantly lower than those in their symptomless counterparts (13.9%). The vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency rates in the non-PPD and PPDS groups were 35%, 41%, 48%, 26%, respectively. However, compared with those in the non-PPDS group, those with PPDS had significantly higher ratios of Σn-6/Σn-3, C20:3n-6/C18:3n-6, and C20:4n-6/(C20:5n-3 + C22:6n-3) (by 8.2%, 79.7%, and 8.8%, respectively), whereas they had lower ratios of C22:6n-3/C22:5n-6 (by 15.5%). Higher plasma riboflavin and erythrocyte C16:1n-9, C24:1n-9, C18:3n-6, and C20:5n-3 levels and lower Σn-6 fatty acid and C22:5n-6 levels decreased the risk of PPD after type of confinement, overall mental stress scores, and postpartum care satisfaction scores were adjusted for the logistic regression analysis. In conclusion, the plasma riboflavin level and erythrocyte fatty acid composition are potentially major contributors to PPD development.
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