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Vital Signs: Postpartum Depressive Symptoms and Provider Discussions About Perinatal Depression — United States, 2018
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May 15 2020
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Source: MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 69(19):575-581
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Alternative Title:Postpartum Depressive Symptoms and Provider Discussions About Perinatal Depression — United States, 2018
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Journal Article:Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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Description:Introduction
Perinatal depression is a complication of pregnancy that can result in adverse maternal and infant outcomes. Screening to identify pregnant and postpartum women with depressive symptoms is recommended to provide Diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care to reduce poor outcomes.
Methods
CDC analyzed 2018 data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System to describe postpartum depressive symptoms (PDS) among women with a recent live birth and to assess whether health care providers asked women about depression during prenatal and postpartum health care visits, by site and maternal and infant characteristics.
Results
Among respondents from 31 sites, the prevalence of PDS was 13.2%, ranging from 9.7% in Illinois to 23.5% in Mississippi. The prevalence of PDS exceeded 20% among women who were aged ≤19 years, were American Indian/Alaska Native, smoked during or after pregnancy, experienced intimate partner violence before or during pregnancy, self-reported depression before or during pregnancy, or whose infant had died since birth. The prevalence of women reporting that a health care provider asked about depression during prenatal care visits was 79.1% overall, ranging from 51.3% in Puerto Rico to 90.7% in Alaska. The prevalence of women reporting that a provider asked about depression during postpartum visits was 87.4% overall, ranging from 50.7% in Puerto Rico to 96.2% in Vermont.
Conclusions and Implications for Public Health Practice
The prevalence of self-reported PDS varied by site and maternal and infant characteristics. Whether providers asked women about perinatal depression was not consistent across sites. Provision of recommended screenings and appropriate referrals for Diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care can ensure early and effective management of depression to reduce adverse maternal and infant outcomes.
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ISSN:0149-2195 (print);1545-861X (digital);
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Pubmed ID:32407302
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC7238954
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Pages in Document:7 pdf pages
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Volume:69
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Issue:19
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