Risk factors for postpartum depression among sexual minority and heterosexual parents.

Liat Huller HarariUri BlasbalgShay ArnonJoseph Ben-SheetritPaz Toren

Published in: Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (2022)

Our data suggest that sexual minority parents are not at increased risk for PPD, contrary to previous findings. The parental role, a psychosocial factor, is a more dominant risk factor than pregnancy itself, in the development of PPD.

Keyphrases

mental health
risk factors
depressive symptoms
electronic health record
preterm birth
big data
sleep quality
pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
machine learning