ReviewCaspian journal of internal medicine2019
The association between anemia and postpartum depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- The effect of maternal anemia during pregnancy on low birth weight in Ethiopia; a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Risk factors for postpartum depression: an umbrella review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Intravenous iron versus blood transfusion for postpartum anemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
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- Effect of postpartum anaemia on maternal health-related quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Placental Iron Homeostasis: Navigating the Delicate Balance Between Transport and Ferroptosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Associations between anemia and postpartum depression among Arab Bedouin women.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Interventions following routine hemoglobin assessment after vaginal delivery.Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- A Stress Process Model of Postpartum Depressive Symptoms Among Thai Mothers: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Article
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- Maternal Readiness for Newborn Self-Care in the Early Postpartum Period: Associations with Maternal Psychophysical State and Declared Breastfeeding Readiness.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Implementation strategies and outcomes of intravenous iron use for treatment of anaemia during and after pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Predictors of anemia among lactating women in ethiopia: Using 2016 EDHS; application of ordinal logistic regression model.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Environmental Stressors, Anemia, and Depressive Symptoms in Pregnancy: Unpacking the Combined Risks.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Correlation of Iron Deficiency Anaemia With Depression Severity: Evidence From an Observational Study in Rural India.Cureus · 2025Article
- Association Between Post-Partum Anaemia and Depressive Symptoms at Two Months After Vaginal Delivery: A Secondary Analysis of the TRAAP Trial.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Article
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- Iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy and related complications with specific insight in Rivers State, Nigeria: a narrative review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Sleep Quality, Depression, and the Risk of Anaemia in Adolescents Aged 10-19 Years During One Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2025Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe association between anemia and postpartum depression (PPD) has been reported to be controversial in different studies. Therefore, this study aimed to provide a comprehensive assessment of anemia and PPD.
methodsThis review study was conducted according to the MOOSE protocol and results have been reported according to the PRISMA guideline. We searched epidemiologic studies published until January 2018 in nine English databases including Scopus, PubMed/Medline, Science Direct, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, EBSCO and Google Scholar using English MeSH keywords. The heterogeneity of the studies was assessed using the Cochran's Q test and I
resultsIn the 10 studies, the association between postpartum anemia and PPD was significant (heterogeneity test: P<0.001, I
conclusionMeta-analysis results showed anemia during pregnancy and after pregnancy that significantly increased the risk of postpartum depression. Therefore, prevention, identification and treatment of anemia in pregnant women seem necessary.
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