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ArticleSuicide & life-threatening behavior2025

Social life impact for mother scale at first trimester predicts postpartum suicide risk: A prospective study.

Satomi K Doi, Aya Isumi, Junichi Sugawara, Kazuhisa Maeda, Shoji Satoh, Nobuaki Mitsuda, Takeo Fujiwara

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Satomi K DoiDepartment of Health Policy, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0790-7257
Aya IsumiDepartment of Health Policy, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Junichi SugawaraSuzuki Memorial Hospital, Iwanuma, Japan.
Kazuhisa MaedaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Shikoku Medical Centre for Children and Adults, Zentsuji, Japan.
Shoji SatohMaternal and Perinatal Care Center, Oita Prefectural Hospital, Oita, Japan.
Nobuaki MitsudaDepartment of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Osaka Women's and Children's Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Takeo FujiwaraDepartment of Global Health Promotion, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1074-3954

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Japan Suicide Countermeasures Promotion Center: Innovative Research Program on Suicide CountermeasuresMinistry of Health, Labor and Welfare 21DA1004Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare H27-Sukoyaka-Ippan-001Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare H30-Sukoyaka-Ippan-003
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objectiveTo examine whether the Social Life Impact for Mother (SLIM) scale in the first trimester predicts postpartum suicide risk.

methodsWe used part of the hospital-based prospective study conducted in obstetric clinics and hospitals in four populous prefectures in Japan (N = 7,462). Participants completed the SLIM scale, including nine risk factors in the first trimester, and postpartum suicide risk was assessed as item-10 in the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, self-harm ideation, at one month after delivery (N = 5,697).

resultsThe weighted total score of the SLIM scale which was calculated using the results of odds ratio predicted postpartum suicide risk with moderate accuracy. Pregnant women with 6+ scores of the new SLIM score were 4.26 (95%CI = 3.12-5.01) times more likely to have postpartum suicide risk. The original SLIM score also predicted postpartum suicide risk. The new SLIM score showed higher accuracy than the original score.

conclusionThe SLIM scale at the first trimester of prenatal checkups may be useful for obstetricians to predict postpartum suicide risk and start to provide support for the expecting mothers. Both weighted total scores could be utilized according to the purpose of implementing the SLIM scale at obstetric institutions.

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Depression, PostpartumMothersPostpartum PeriodPregnancy Trimester, FirstSuicideAdultFemaleHumansJapanPregnancyProspective StudiesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsYoung AdultJapanpostpartum depressionpregnant womenprenatal checkup

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PMID39831728
PMCPMC13542311

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