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ArticleBMJ open2020

Role of maternal mental health disorders on stillbirth and infant mortality risk: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Akilew A Adane, Helen D Bailey, Rhonda Marriott, Brad M Farrant, Scott W White, Vera A Morgan, Carrington Cj Shepherd

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Article in BMJ open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Akilew A AdaneTelethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia akilew.adane@telethonkids.org.au.ORCID 0000-0002-3022-5230
Helen D BaileyTelethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
Rhonda MarriottNgangk Yira Research Centre for Aboriginal Health & Social Equity, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.
Brad M FarrantTelethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
Scott W WhiteMaternal Fetal Medicine Service, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia.
Vera A MorganNeuropsychiatric Epidemiology Research Unit, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
Carrington Cj ShepherdTelethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
The Kids Research Institute Australia · AUThe University of Western Australia · AUMurdoch University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMaternal mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression are major public health concerns. Evidence shows a link between maternal mental health disorders and preterm birth and low birth weight. However, the impacts of maternal mental health disorders on stillbirth and infant mortality have been less investigated and inconsistent findings have been reported. Thus, using the available literature, we plan to examine whether prenatal maternal mental health disorders impact the risk of stillbirth and infant mortality. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This systematic review and meta-analysis will adhere to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines and will be registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews. Systematic searches will be conducted (from database inception to December 2019) in Medline, Embase, PsycINFO and Scopus for studies examining the association of prenatal mental health disorders and stillbirth and infant mortality. The search will be limited to studies published in English language and in humans only, with no restriction on the year of publication. Two independent reviewers will evaluate records and assess the quality of individual studies. The Newcastle-Ottawa scales and GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations) approach will be used to assess the methodological quality and bias of the included studies. In addition to a narrative synthesis, a random-effects meta-analysis will be conducted when sufficient data are available. I ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: As it will be a systematic review and meta-analysis based on previously published evidence, there will be no requirement for ethical approval. Findings will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and will be presented at various conferences. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: 159834.

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Infant MortalityMaternal HealthMental HealthStillbirthFemaleHumansInfantMeta-Analysis as TopicPregnancyResearch DesignRisk FactorsSystematic Reviews as Topicepidemiologymental healthperinatology

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PMID32371521
PMCPMC7228523
OpenAlexW3022528866

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