The effect of antenatal depression on birth weight among newborns in South Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a population-based prospective cohort study.
Getnet Mihretie BeyeneTelake AzaleKassahun Alemu GelayeTadesse Awoke AyelePublished in: Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique (2021)
This study showed that antenatal depression during the second and third trimester of pregnancy is associated with LBW of newborns and replicates results found in high-income countries. Linking early screening, detection, and treatment of antenatal depression into routine antenatal care could be essential to improve pregnancy outcomes.
Keyphrases
- pregnant women
- pregnancy outcomes
- preterm birth
- gestational age
- birth weight
- depressive symptoms
- low birth weight
- sleep quality
- healthcare
- weight gain
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- mental health
- pain management
- real time pcr
- chronic pain
- preterm infants
- label free
- weight loss
- loop mediated isothermal amplification