ArticleThe Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry2023
Perinatal outcomes of Aboriginal women with mental health disorders.
Article in The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Managing Acute Behavioural Disturbance in Perinatal Women: A Systematic and State of the Art Review of Guidelines.The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology · 2025Pooled it
- Association of Substance Use and Psychological Conditions With Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Propensity-Matched Analysis.JACC. Advances · 2026Article
- Prevalence and risk factors associated with common mental disorders among pregnant women in Kumasi, Ghana: a facility-based survey in selected primary care settings.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- 'It gives me purpose': stories shared by Aboriginal mothers and their perspectives on nurturing resilience.Australian journal of psychology · 2025Article
- Association between maternal mental health-related hospitalisation in the 5 years prior to or during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes: a population-based retrospective cohort data linkage study in the Northern Territory of Australia.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveMaternal mental disorders have been associated with adverse perinatal outcomes such as low birthweight and preterm birth, although these links have been examined rarely among Australian Aboriginal populations. We aimed to evaluate the association between maternal mental disorders and adverse perinatal outcomes among Aboriginal births.
methodsWe used whole population-based linked data to conduct a retrospective cohort study (
resultsAfter adjustment for sociodemographic factors and pre-existing medical conditions, having a maternal mental disorder in the five years before the birth was associated with adverse perinatal outcomes, with risk ratios (95% confidence intervals) ranging from 1.26 [1.17, 1.36] for foetal distress to 2.00 [1.87, 2.15] for low birthweight. We found similar associations for each maternal mental illness category and neonatal outcomes, with slightly stronger associations when maternal mental illnesses were reported within 1 year rather than 5 years before birth and for substance use disorder.
conclusionsThis large population-based study demonstrated an increased risk of several adverse birth outcomes among Aboriginal women with mental disorders. Holistic perinatal care, treatment and support for women with mental disorders may reduce the burden of adverse birth outcomes.
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