ReviewBJPsych open2022
Resilience-enhancing interventions for antepartum depressive symptoms: systematic review.
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- Phenomenological research in the field of Infant Mental Health and Early Childhood (IECMH) -A mapping review.Infant mental health journal · 2026Pooled it
- Risks to the Unborn: An Umbrella Review on the Effects of Prenatal Maternal Stress Caused by Natural Disasters.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2025Pooled it
- Resilience and mental health among perinatal women: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Promoting mental wellbeing in pregnant women living in Pakistan with the Safe Motherhood-Accessible Resilience Training (SM-ART) intervention: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Trial
- A Supported Online Resilience-Enhancing Intervention for Pregnant Women: A Non-Randomized Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Trial
- Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Antepartum Depression Symptoms: A Prospective Cohort Study.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Change in psychosocial target processes during prenatal depression intervention: A randomized clinical trial.Journal of mood and anxiety disorders · 2025Article
- Depression among pregnant teenagers receiving antenatal care from primary healthcare facilities in Mbarara city, Southwestern Uganda.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum: prevalence, stability, predictors, and comorbidity with peripartum depression symptoms.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Negative Coping Styles, Psychological Resilience, and Positive Coping Styles in Military Personnel: A Cross-Lagged Analysis.Psychology research and behavior management · 2024Article
- How social support influences learned helplessness in lung cancer patients: the chain mediation role of individual resilience and self-efficacy.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Fear of childbirth and sleep quality among pregnant women: a generalized additive model and moderated mediation analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Cumulative adversity, mindfulness, and mental health in first-time mothers experiencing low income.Journal of affective disorders reports · 2023Article
- Resilience and Psychological Well-Being of Polish Women in the Perinatal Period during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Development and Validation of Safe Motherhood-Accessible Resilience Training (SM-ART) Intervention to Improve Perinatal Mental Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Supporting adolescents' mental health during COVID-19 by utilising lessons from the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake.Humanities & social sciences communications · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundAntepartum depressive symptoms (ADS) are highly prevalent and may affect the mother and child. Cognitive-behavioural therapy and interpersonal therapy are effective psychological interventions for depression. However, low adherence and high attrition rates in studies of prevention and treatment of antepartum depression suggest that these approaches might not be entirely suitable for women with mild/moderate ADS. Considering the protective association between resilience and ADS, women with ADS might benefit more from interventions focusing on promotion of mental well-being and resilience.
aimsWe aimed to provide an overview of studies evaluating the effectiveness of antepartum resilience-enhancing interventions targeting the improvement of ante- and postpartum depressive symptoms. We also investigated whether these interventions improve resilience and resilience factors in the peripartum period.
methodWe conducted a systematic review, using PRISMA guidelines. Studies were eligible for inclusion when they utilised a randomised controlled trial or quasi-experimental design, studied pregnant women with ADS, and implemented psychological interventions that (a) aimed to reduce maternal ADS and/or prevent peripartum major depression, and (b) addressed one or more psychological resilience factors.
resultsFive of the six included cognitive-behavioural therapy interventions and all four mindfulness-based interventions were effective in reducing peripartum depressive symptoms and/or the incidence of depression. However, the methodological quality of most of the included studies was low to moderate. Only three studies assessed change in resilience factors.
conclusionsResilience-enhancing interventions might be beneficial for mental well-being of pregnant women with ADS, although more rigorously designed intervention studies are needed.
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