ArticleHealth affairs (Project Hope)2024
Racial And Ethnic Inequities In Postpartum Depressive Symptoms, Diagnosis, And Care In 7 US Jurisdictions.
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- Facilitated Transitions to Postpartum Primary Care and Mental Health Care Services: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
- enDigital Postpartum Support for Early Risk Identification Among Postpartum Women: Formative Randomized Evaluation and Exploratory Predictive Modeling Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Trial
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- Examining Relationships Between Multiple Adverse Social Determinants of Health, Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Timing of Solid Food Introduction, and Breastfeeding Duration Among Black or African American Women.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine · 2026Article
- Perinatal Depression and Infant Mortality.JAMA network open · 2026Article
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- Perinatal mood and anxiety diagnoses and treatment increased among medicaid births, 2017-2021.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Advances in Perinatal Depression: A Focus on Screening and Treatment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Racial differences in diagnosis of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Observational
- Who is screened for perinatal mental health? findings from an academic health system in California.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Article
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- Mandated perinatal mental health screening in California: a mixed-methods exploration.Health affairs scholar · 2026Article
- Mental health service utilization in a novel insurance-based Ob/Gyn integrated model for women across the lifespan.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Observational
- Postpartum doula care and symptoms of depression and anxiety among BIPOC and Latina birthing parents: a longitudinal pilot intervention study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Effects of a postpartum depression intervention: subgroup analyses from a cluster randomized trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Barriers and facilitators in identifying and addressing perinatal mood disorders: a healthcare provider perspective.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
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- Predisposing, Enabling, and Need Factors Associated with Postpartum Depression Treatment Among Women Enrolled in Texas Medicaid.Maternal and child health journal · 2025Article
- Improving inpatient postpartum depression screening: results from a quality improvement initiative.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Article
- Advancing telemedicine and task-sharing to improve access to psychotherapy for perinatal populations.Communications medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Understanding whether racial and ethnic inequities exist along the postpartum mental health care continuum is vital because inequitable identification of depression can lead to inequitable referral to and receipt of care. We aimed to expand on existing cross-sectional and single-state data documenting potential racial and ethnic disparities in postpartum depression care. Using early (from two to six months) and late (from twelve to fourteen months) postpartum survey data from seven US jurisdictions, we documented patterns of early postpartum depressive symptoms, perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (PMAD) diagnosis, and receipt of postpartum mental health care overall and by racial and ethnic identity. Of 4,542 people who delivered live births in 2020, 11.8 percent reported early postpartum depressive symptoms. Among the sample with these symptoms, only 25.4 percent reported receiving a PMAD diagnosis, and 52.8 percent reported receiving some form of postpartum mental health care. There were no significant differences in diagnosis by race and ethnicity. Respondents identifying as Asian; Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; Southwest Asian, Middle Eastern, or North African; Hispanic; and non-Hispanic Black were significantly less likely than non-Hispanic White respondents to receive mental health care, demonstrating stark inequities in the management of postpartum depressive symptoms. Policies mandating and reimbursing universal postpartum depression screening, facilitating connection to care, reducing insurance coverage gaps, and enhancing clinician training in culturally responsive care may promote equitable postpartum mental health care.
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