Depression during pregnancy and preterm delivery: a prospective cohort study among women attending antenatal clinic at Pumwani Maternity Hospital.

Kingi MochacheMuthoni MathaiOnesmus GachunoAnn Vander StoepManasi Kumar

Published in: Annals of general psychiatry (2018)

There is a positive association between antenatal depression and preterm delivery. This highlights the importance of screening for mental health challenges in the antenatal period as a means to reduce adverse obstetric outcomes.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
pregnant women
mental health
low birth weight
gestational age
depressive symptoms
pregnancy outcomes
sleep quality
primary care
adverse drug
type diabetes
emergency department
preterm infants
physical activity
acute care
skeletal muscle
breast cancer risk