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Observational Study
. 2018 Nov;54(8):1284-1294.
doi: 10.1007/s10597-018-0324-y. Epub 2018 Aug 23.

Association Between Antenatal and Postpartum Depression and Anxiety with Weight Retention 1 Year After Childbirth: A Longitudinal Study

Hanieh Salehi-Pourmehr  1 , Soudabeh Niroomand  2 , Seyed Kazem Shakouri  3 , Zoleikha Asgarlou  2 , Azizeh Farshbaf-Khalili  4
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Observational Study

Association Between Antenatal and Postpartum Depression and Anxiety with Weight Retention 1 Year After Childbirth: A Longitudinal Study

Hanieh Salehi-Pourmehr et al. Community Ment Health J. 2018 Nov.

Abstract

This was an observational, longitudinal study investigated the association between anxiety and depression in trimesters of pregnancy and early postpartum with weight retention 1 year after childbirth. Sixty-two pregnant women aged 18-35 years with a BMI of 35 or higher and 245 pregnant women with normal BMI (BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m2) were recruited at their initial prenatal visit in the health centers. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI-II) were completed in five time points, the first, second, third trimester of pregnancy, 6-8 weeks and 12 months after delivery. Pre-pregnancy weight and weight retention at 1 year postpartum was measured. A significant relationship was found between first trimester (adjusted mean difference: aMD 3.416; 95% CI 1.392-5.441) and postpartum (aMD 3.042; 95% CI 0.538-5.547) depression as well as first trimester's anxiety (aMD 3.050; 95% CI 0.631-5.470) with weight retention at 1 year after childbirth.

Keywords: Antenatal; Anxiety; Depression; Postpartum; Weight retention.

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