Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2014 Oct;17(5):343-57.
doi: 10.1007/s00737-014-0440-9. Epub 2014 Jul 9.

Are women with a history of abuse more vulnerable to perinatal depressive symptoms? A systematic review

M Alvarez-Segura  1 , L Garcia-Esteve, A Torres, A Plaza, M L Imaz, L Hermida-Barros, L San, N Burtchen
Affiliations

Are women with a history of abuse more vulnerable to perinatal depressive symptoms? A systematic review

M Alvarez-Segura et al. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to examine the association between maternal lifetime abuse and perinatal depressive symptoms. Papers included in this review were identified through electronic searches of the following databases: Pubmed Medline and Ovid, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Library. Each database was searched from its start date through 1 September 2011. Keywords such as "postpartum," "perinatal," "prenatal," "depression," "violence," "child abuse," and "partner abuse" were included in the purview of MeSH terms. Studies that examined the association between maternal lifetime abuse and perinatal depression were included. A total of 545 studies were included in the initial screening. Forty-three articles met criteria for inclusion and were incorporated in this review. Quality of articles was evaluated with the Newcastle-Ottawa-Scale (NOS). This systematic review indicates a positive association between maternal lifetime abuse and depressive symptoms in the perinatal period.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types