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Associations Between Depression Symptoms, Psychological Intervention and Perinatal Complications

Antenatal and postpartum depression has been associated with maternal, child and family-unit complications. Our aim was to assess the impact of a depression screening and intervention program on perinatal complications. This study included 2042 women. They were screened on the Edinburgh Postnatal De...

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Autores principales: Hompoth, Emőke Adrienn, Pető, Zoltán, Fűrészné Balogh, Veronika, Töreki, Annamária
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7012975/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31144220
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10880-019-09632-4
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Sumario:Antenatal and postpartum depression has been associated with maternal, child and family-unit complications. Our aim was to assess the impact of a depression screening and intervention program on perinatal complications. This study included 2042 women. They were screened on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), three times during pregnancy and once after childbirth. If their EPDS score was above the cut-off score, psychological intervention was offered. Significant relationships were found between depression scores and perinatal complications, such as protracted cervical dilation, protracted descent, preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, low birthweight and cesarean section. Depression scores were higher in the intervention group, compared to the non-intervention group, but decreased after the consultations. The cesarean section rate was significantly lower in the consultation group. A rapid screening process can provide an adequate tool to identify women who are more likely to have such complications due to depression.