Observational studyBMC pregnancy and childbirth2021
Maternal depression, adverse childhood experiences, and social support in relation to gestational diabetes risk: results from the Albany Infant and Mother Study (AIMS).
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- Depression and antidepressant use in pregnancy and adverse maternal and offspring outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Molecular psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of maternal depression during pregnancy on the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Pooled it
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- The Role of Social Support on Self-Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Qualitative Analysis.Journal of midwifery & women's healthTrial
- A polyepigenetic glucocorticoid exposure score and HPA axis-related DNA methylation are associated with gestational epigenetic aging.Epigenetics · 2025Article
- Loneliness and social isolation among middle-aged and older adults with SLE: a single centre cross-sectional study.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- Comparative differences in metabolic, mental health and perinatal outcomes of women with gestational diabetes in Ghana and Switzerland: the G-MUM study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Observational
- Association of Early-life Trauma With Gestational Diabetes and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2025Article
- Association of prenatal trajectories of depressive and anxiety symptoms with neurodevelopment of children aged 0-24 months: A prospective study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Examining childhood and adulthood stressors as risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus in working pregnant individuals: A prospective cohort study.Preventive medicine · 2024Article
- Understanding the role of childhood nurture, abuse, and stability on gestational diabetes in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study (CARDIA).Annals of epidemiology · 2024Article
- Childhood maltreatment and trajectories of cardiometabolic health across the reproductive life span among individuals with a first birth during the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study.Preventive medicine · 2024Article
- Financial stress as a mediator of the association between maternal childhood adversity and infant birth weight, gestational age, and NICU admission.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Maternal depression and adverse neighbourhood conditions during pregnancy are associated with gestational epigenetic age deceleration.Epigenetics · 2022Article
- Preconception mental health and the relationship between antenatal depression or anxiety and gestational diabetes mellitus: a population-based cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Does depression increase the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesReview
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Abstract
backgroundPsychosocial factors are of increasing interest as potential influencers in disease development. This study explores associations between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and maternal depression, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and social support, in response to emerging evidence in these areas.
methodsAn observational, prospective cohort study (AIMS) served as the source of secondary data for this study. Participants included 300 pregnant women aged 18-40 years at an upstate New York prenatal care clinic, who completed a set of self-report questionnaires assessing exposures and stressors both during and prior to their pregnancy. Data were also abstracted from infant and maternal medical records.
resultsLogistic regression modeling estimated the odds ratios (ORs) of developing GDM in relation to psychosocial factors. There was a significant association between depression and GDM (OR = 2.85, 95% CI: 1.15, 7.06), which persisted in the model adjusted for age and BMI (aOR = 3.19, 95% CI: 1.25, 8.10). No significant associations were found between ACEs or social support with GDM.
conclusionsStudy findings support an association between maternal depression and GDM development. This study underscores the need for additional research on psychosocial factors and connections to health risks.
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