Gestational diabetes mellitus, prenatal maternal depression, and risk for postpartum depression: an Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Study.
Lauren C ShuffreyMaristella LucchiniSantiago MoralesAyesha SaniaChristine HockettEmily BarrettKecia N CarrollCamille C CioffiDana DabeleaSean DeoniAnne L DunlopArielle DeutschWilliam P FiferMorgan R FiresteinMonique M HeddersonMelanie JacobsonRachel S KellyJean M KerverW Alex MasonHooman MirzakhaniThomas G O'ConnorLeonardo TrasandeScott WeissRosalind WrightYeyi ZhuRosa M CrumSeonjoo LeeAmy J ElliottCatherine Monknull nullPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2022)
Our findings underscore the importance of universal depression screening during pregnancy and in the first postpartum year. Due to the joint association of GDM and prenatal maternal depression on risk of PPD, future studies should examine potential mechanisms underlying this relation.