ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2022
Distinct trajectories of perinatal depression in Chinese women: application of latent growth mixture modelling.
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- Exploring Heterogeneity in perinatal depression: a comprehensive review.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
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- Comparison of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in postpartum women with and without pain: a network analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Joint Developmental Trajectories of Perinatal Depression and Anxiety and Their Predictors: A Longitudinal Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Trajectories of depressive symptoms of mothers and fathers over 11 years.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2025Article
- Identifying risk factors for depression and positive/negative mood changes in college students using machine learning.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The magnitude of perinatal depression and associated factors among women in Kutaber woreda public health institution and Boru Meda general hospital, Ethiopia, 2022: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundCurrent research on perinatal depression rarely pays attention to the continuity and volatility of depression symptoms over time, which is very important for the early prediction and prognostic evaluation of perinatal depression. This study investigated the trajectories of perinatal depression symptoms and aimed to explore the factors related to these trajectories.
methodsThe study recruited 550 women during late pregnancy (32 ± 4 weeks of gestation) and followed them up 1 and 6 weeks postpartum. Depressive symptoms were measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Latent growth mixture modelling (LGMM) was used to identify trajectories of depressive symptoms during pregnancy.
resultsTwo trajectories of perinatal depressive symptoms were identified: "decreasing" (n = 524, 95.3%) and "increasing" (n = 26, 4.7%). History of smoking, alcohol use and gestational hypertension increased the chance of belonging to the increasing trajectories, and a high level of social support was a protective factor for maintaining a decreasing trajectory.
conclusionsThis study identified two trajectories of perinatal depression and the factors associated with each trajectory. Paying attention to these factors and providing necessary psychological support services during pregnancy would effectively reduce the incidence of perinatal depression and improve patient prognosis.
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