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SynthesisBMC pregnancy and childbirth2021

Depression, anxiety, PTSD, and OCD after stillbirth: a systematic review.

Cèline Lossius Westby, Andrea Røsberg Erlandsen, Sondre Aasen Nilsen, Endre Visted, Jens C Thimm

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Synthesis in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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57citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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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

57 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 102 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder after perinatal loss in fathers: A systematic review.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Cèline Lossius Westby *Centre for Crisis Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Andrea Røsberg Erlandsen *Centre for Crisis Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Sondre Aasen NilsenRegional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Bergen, Norway.
Endre VistedDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Jens C ThimmCentre for Crisis Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Bergen, Norway. jens.thimm@uib.no.
University of Bergen · NONORCE Norwegian Research Centre · NOUiT The Arctic University of Norway · NO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis systematic review aimed to provide an updated summary of studies investigating depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in parents after stillbirth (from 20 weeks gestational age until birth).

methodsA literature search was conducted in the databases Web of Science and PsychINFO. Main inclusion criteria were 1) peer-reviewed, quantitative, English-language articles published from 1980; (2) studies investigating depression, anxiety, PTSD, or OCD among parents following stillbirth; and (3) studies defining stillbirth as equal to or after 20 weeks of gestation.

resultsThirteen quantitative, peer-reviewed articles were eligible for inclusion. Selected articles investigated depression, anxiety, and PTSD, while no studies on OCD met our inclusion criteria. The majority of studies investigated women, while only two studies included men. The results indicated heightened short- and long-term levels of depression, anxiety, and PTSD in parents after stillbirth compared to those of parents with live birth. Studies investigating predictors found that social support, marital status, negative appraisals, and variables related to care and management after stillbirth affected levels of symptoms.

conclusionsParents who experience stillbirth have a considerably higher risk of reporting symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD compared with parents with live births. More longitudinal studies are needed to increase our knowledge of how symptoms develop over time, and more research on fathers, transgender, non-binary and gender fluid individuals is needed. Research on the association between stillbirth and OCD is also warranted. Knowledge of the severity of anxiety, depression, and PTSD after stillbirth, and predictors associated with symptom severity could provide healthcare professionals with valuable information on how to provide beneficial postpartum care.

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AnxietyDepressionFemaleHumansMaleObsessive-Compulsive DisorderParentsPregnancyStillbirthStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticAnxietyDepressionOCDParentsPTSDStillbirthSystematic review

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PMID34794395
PMCPMC8600867
OpenAlexW3211537925

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