Antenatal depression is associated with pregnancy-related anxiety, partner relations, and wealth in women in Northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

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• 作者：Mechtilda Rwakarema ; Shahirose S. Premji ; Elias Charles Nyanza…
• 刊名：BMC Women's Health
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：December 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：15
• 期：1
• 全文大小：427 KB
• 刊物主题：Gynecology; Maternal and Child Health; Reproductive Medicine;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1472-6874

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Background Psychosocial health problems, specifically depression during pregnancy, can have negative impact on birth outcomes, postnatal mental health of the mother, and infant health. Antenatal depression is more prevalent among women in low- and middle-income countries than among women in high-income countries. Risk factors for antenatal depression reported in the literature relate to pregnant women in South Asia. Consequently, this study assessed depression in pregnancy and related psychosocial risk factors among select pregnant women residing in Mwanza region, Northern Tanzania.