Risk Factors for Prenatal Depressive Symptoms among Hispanic Women

Citation

Fortner, Renée Turzanski; Pekow, Penelope S.; Dole, Nancy; Markenson, Glenn R.; & Chasan-Taber, Lisa (2011). Risk Factors for Prenatal Depressive Symptoms among Hispanic Women. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 15(8), 1287-1295. PMCID: PMC3737772

Abstract

Prior studies of risk factors for depressive symptoms during pregnancy are sparse and the majority have focused on non-Hispanic white women. Hispanics are the largest minority group in the US and have the highest birth rates. We examined associations between pre and early pregnancy factors and depressive symptoms in early pregnancy among 921 participants in Proyecto Buena Salud, an ongoing cohort of pregnant Puerto Rican and Dominican women in Western Massachusetts. Depressive symptoms were assessed by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (mean = 13 weeks gestation) by bilingual interviewers who also collected data on sociodemographic, acculturation, behavioral, and psychosocial factors. A total of 30% of participants were classified as having depressive symptoms (EPDS scores > 12) with mean + SD scores of 9.28 + 5.99. Higher levels of education (college/graduate school vs.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-010-0673-9

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2011

Journal Title

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Author(s)

Fortner, Renée Turzanski
Pekow, Penelope S.
Dole, Nancy
Markenson, Glenn R.
Chasan-Taber, Lisa

PMCID

PMC3737772

ORCiD

Dole - 0000-0002-2113-7984