ReviewObstetric medicine2020
Antenatal depression and offspring health outcomes.
Review in Obstetric medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06442774 (Digital Tool to Improve Maternal Mental Health), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Digital Tool to Improve Maternal Mental Health: Enhancing Well-being, Early Detection, Diagnosis Support, and Monitoring of Mental Health Problems During the Perinatal Period
Who cites it
36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.
- The evidence base of interventions to treat antenatal depression: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Pooled it
- From placenta to the foetus: a systematic review of in vitro models of stress- and inflammation-induced depression in pregnancy.Molecular psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Inspiring hope, confronting hopelessness: healthcare experiences of Black/African American pregnant and post-partum women and healthcare workers in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- [Association of Serum Sodium and Potassium Levels With the Risk of Depressive Symptoms During the Second Trimester of Pregnancy : A Cross-Sectional Study].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2026Article
- Neuroplacentology of stress: Novel frontiers linking maternal mental health to offspring neurodevelopment.Neurobiology of stress · 2026Review
- Maternal psychiatric disorders before, during, and after pregnancy: a national cohort study in Sweden.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Article
- Perinatal HPA axis regulation and offspring neuropsychiatric development: mechanisms, developmental trajectories, and clinical implications.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Effectiveness of an online biopsychosocial cognitive-behavioural preventive intervention to improve wellbeing and mental health during pregnancy. Randomized controlled trial (BienGestar).BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Factors Associated With Depression Among Antenatal and Postnatal Women Attending Government Health Clinics in Selangor, Malaysia: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Partner military deployment during wartime is associated with maternal depression and impaired maternal-infant attachment: a matched-control study from the Israel-Hamas war.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Article
- Association of prenatal alcohol exposure and prenatal depressive symptoms with offspring hair cortisol in childhood and adolescence.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms Amongst Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinics at Quaternary Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Prenatal treatment with the antidepressant fluoxetine on maternal and neonatal behavior in sheep.Pediatric research · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Perceived Stress, Adult Attachment, and Dyadic Coping in Couples with Pregnancy: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Mediation Model.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- Social and geographical disparities in adverse birth outcomes in Alaska: a retrospective cohort study.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Protective factors of prenatal depression, anxiety and stress: a network analysis of Bernstein's strengths model.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The causal effect of stressors on antenatal common mental disorders among pregnant mothers in Dabat district Northwest, Ethiopia: A generalized structural equation model approach.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and Perinatal Mental Health: A Review of Progress and Future Directions.Current psychiatry reports · 2024Review
- Determinant factors and coping strategies for depression among pregnant women: an intervention-based qualitative study in Lahore, Pakistan.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Antenatal depression among pregnant mothers in Afghanistan: A cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundDepression is the most common mental disorder during pregnancy, with prevalence rates between 4% and 20%. The objective of this review was to synthesize the literature on the association between antenatal depression and offspring birth outcomes, as well as developmental, behavioral, and psychiatric outcomes.
methodsA search of PubMed, Cochrane, and Medline databases was conducted for articles published until December 2017. Articles focusing on the effects of antenatal depression on the offspring were selected to be reviewed. Reference lists of all studies were examined for any missed articles. A total of 32 articles were included in this review.
resultsAntenatal depression is associated with preterm birth, excessive infant crying, and offspring mental health problems. Untreated antenatal depression is strongly associated with adverse effects on the infant nervous system.
conclusionAntenatal depression increases the likelihood of poor offspring health outcomes. Research should investigate whether medication use confounds this relationship.
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