Postpartum Depressive Symptoms: Gestational Weight Gain as a Risk Factor for Adolescents Who Are Overweight or Obese.
Shayna D CunninghamShilpa MokshagundamHannah ChaiJessica B LewisJessica LevineJonathan N TobinJeannette R IckovicsPublished in: Journal of midwifery & women's health (2018)
Adolescents who enter pregnancy overweight or obese and experience excessive weight gain may be at increased risk for postpartum depressive symptoms. Health care providers should offer preventive interventions during pregnancy and the interconceptional period to support healthy weight gain and safeguard women's mental health.
Keyphrases
- weight gain
- depressive symptoms
- weight loss
- physical activity
- body mass index
- birth weight
- young adults
- mental health
- healthcare
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- social support
- bariatric surgery
- pregnancy outcomes
- type diabetes
- obese patients
- sleep quality
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- preterm birth
- mental illness
- pregnant women
- skeletal muscle
- breast cancer risk