ArticlePsychological medicine2020
Dietary intake of fish and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of postpartum depression: a nationwide longitudinal study - the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS).
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- Fish Consumption and the Risk of Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Maternal Dietary Patterns and Risk of Postpartum Depression: A Systematic Review.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Pooled it
- Maternal n-3 PUFA Intake During Pregnancy and Perinatal Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review of Recent Evidence.Current nutrition reports · 2023Pooled it
- Exercise, Mediterranean Diet Adherence or Both during Pregnancy to Prevent Postpartum Depression-GESTAFIT Trial Secondary Analyses.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
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- Maternal Psychological Distress Before and After Childbirth and Neurodevelopmental Delay in Toddlers.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Association between nighttime snacking during pregnancy and postpartum depression among community-dwelling pregnant women: a prospective cohort study.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
- Dietary intake of omega-3 PUFAs and fish in relation to mother-to-infant bonding in the Japan Environment and Children's Study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Mediterranean Diet Outcomes Across the Mother-Milk-Infant Triad: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
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- Association between 29 food groups of diet quality questionnaire and perceived stress in Chinese adults: a prospective study from China health and nutrition survey.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)-Should They Be Mandatory Supplements in Pregnancy?Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Association between Fish Consumption during Pregnancy and Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes: A Statistical Study in Southern Italy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Inverse Association Between Mothers' Cognitive Social Capital During Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression: The Japan Environment and Children's Study.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2024Article
- Biomarkers of Postpartum Depression: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Maternal dietary intake of fish and child neurodevelopment at 3 years: a nationwide birth cohort-The Japan Environment and Children's Study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Male intake of omega-3 fatty acids and risk of intimate partner violence perpetration: a nationwide birth cohort - the Japan Environment and Children's Study.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2022Article
- Change in cholesterol level during pregnancy and risk of postpartum depressive symptoms: the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS).Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica · 2022Article
- Dietary intake and lifestyle practices of eastern mediterranean postpartum women before and during COVID-19 pandemic: An internet-based cross-sectional survey.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPregnant women require increased levels of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) due to the demands of the growing fetus. Although some evidence indicates that maternal intake of fish and n-3 PUFAs is associated with reduced risk of postpartum depression, the results are inconsistent.
methodsWe investigated whether dietary consumption of fish and/or n-3 PUFAs during pregnancy is associated with a reduced risk of maternal postpartum depression at 6 months after delivery and of serious mental illness at 1 year in a Japanese population. After exclusion and multiple imputation from a dataset comprising 103 062 pregnancies obtained in the Japan Environment and Children's Study, we evaluated 84 181 and 81 924 women at 6 months and 1 year after delivery, respectively.
resultsMultivariable logistic regression showed a reduced risk of postpartum depression at 6 months in the second to fifth quintiles v. the lowest quintile for fish and n-3 PUFA intake, with trend tests also revealing a significant linear association. At 1 year after delivery, fish intake was associated with a reduced risk of serious mental illness in the second to fifth quintiles v. the lowest quintile for fish and in the third to fifth quintiles v. the lowest quintile for n-3 PUFA intake, with trend tests also revealing a significant linear association.
conclusionsWomen with higher fish and/or n-3 PUFA intake showed reduced risk of postpartum depression at 6 months after delivery and of serious mental illness at 1 year after delivery.
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