ArticlePaediatric and perinatal epidemiology2023
Risks of adverse perinatal outcomes in relation to maternal depressive symptoms: A prospective cohort study in Kenya.
Article in Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03070600 (Delivering PrEP in Pregnancy), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Delivering PrEP in Pregnancy
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Maternal Experiences of Stressful Life Events and Its Association With Teenage Pregnancy and Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2026Pooled it
- Depression and antidepressant use in pregnancy and adverse maternal and offspring outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Molecular psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Associations between anemia and postpartum depression among Arab Bedouin women.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Exploring potential factors influencing perinatal mental health in Kajiado County, Kenya: a qualitative study with mothers and healthcare workers.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences and Maternal Mental Health Outcomes Among Kenyan Mothers With and Without HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Major Factors Contributing to Positive and Negative Childbirth Experiences in Pregnant Women Living with HIV.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundEvidence gaps remain regarding the influence of prenatal psychosocial factors on adverse pregnancy outcomes.
objectiveThe objective of this study is to evaluate relationships between psychosocial factors and adverse perinatal outcomes among Kenyan women.
methodsWe analysed data from a prospective cohort study enrolling HIV-negative women in pregnancy (NCT03070600) in 20 antenatal clinics in Western Kenya. Study nurses assessed depressive symptoms using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD-10), social support using the Medical Outcomes Survey scale (MOS-SSS), intimate partner violence (IPV) with the Hurt, Insult, Threaten, Scream scale (HITS), and pregnancy outcomes at 6 weeks postpartum. Cox proportional hazards models were used to evaluate relationships between depressive symptoms (moderate-to-severe [MSD, CESD-10 ≥10] and mild-to-severe [Mild-SD, CESD-10 ≥5]), low social support (MOS-SSS <72), and IPV (HITS ≥10) with adverse perinatal outcomes of pregnancy loss, stillbirth, preterm birth (PTB), small for gestational age, and neonatal mortality. We also estimated the population attributable risk.
resultsAmong 4153 women, 23.9% (n = 994) had MSD, 54.7% (n = 2273) mild-SD, 37.3% (n = 1550) low social support, and 7.8% (n = 323) experienced IPV. Pregnancy loss was 5-fold higher among women with MSD (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 5.04, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.44, 10.42); 37.4% of losses were attributable to MSD. Mild-SD was associated with PTB (HR 1.39, 95% CI 1.03, 1.87). Stillbirth risk more than doubled among women reporting low social support (HR 2.37, 95% CI 1.14, 4.94).
conclusionsAdverse perinatal outcomes were common and associated with prenatal depressive symptoms and low social support in this large cohort of Kenyan mother-infant pairs.
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