RT Journal Article
T1 Risk factors for antenatal depression: a review
A1 Míguez Varela, María del Carmen
A1 Vázquez, Belén
K1 Depression
K1 Antenatal
K1 Antenatal depression
K1 Pregnancy
K1 Risk factors
K1 Review
AB Depression is the most prevalent mental disorder in pregnancy, and yet it is lessstudied than postpartum depression despite the consequences it may have onboth the pregnant woman and her offspring. Therefore, it would be important toknow which risk factors may favour the appearance of antenatal depression inorder to carry out appropriate prevention interventions. The aim of the presentreview was to identify the main risk factors of antenatal depression. We searchedin databases PubMed and PsycINFO for articles published about the factorsassociated with antenatal depression from January 2010 through December 2020.The literature review identified three main groups of antenatal depression riskfactors: sociodemographic, obstetric, and psychological. First, among thesociodemographic variables, the low level of studies and the economic incomeclearly stood out from the rest. Then, not having planned the pregnancy was themain obstetric variable, and finally, the main psychological risk factors werehaving a history of psychological disorders and/or depression as well aspresenting anxiety, stress, and/or low social support during pregnancy. Thisreview shows that the antenatal depression is affected by multiple factors. Mostcan be identified at the beginning of the pregnancy, and some are risk factorspotentially modifiable through appropriate interventions, such as psychologicalfactors. For this reason, it is important to carry out a good screening for depressionduring pregnancy and consequently, be able to prevent its appearance ortreat it if necessary
PB Baishideng Publishing Group Inc
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/32507
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/32507
LA eng
NO Míguez MC, Vázquez MB. Risk factors for antenatal depression: A review. World J Psychiatr 2021; 11(7): 325-336
DS Minerva
RD 30 abr 2026