Disentangling food insecurity and maternal depression: which comes first?

Layton Reesor-OyerAliye B CepniChe Young LeeXue ZhaoDaphne C Hernandez

Published in: Public health nutrition (2021)

We found a bidirectional relationship between food insecurity and maternal depression. A holistic approach that combines food assistance and mental health services may be an efficacious approach to reducing both depressive symptoms and food insecurity among low-income mothers.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
sleep quality
birth weight
social support
pregnancy outcomes
risk assessment
body mass index
weight loss