The role of social support in family socio-economic disparities in depressive symptoms during early pregnancy: Evidence from a Chinese birth cohort

Antenatal depression is becoming one of the most common complications during pregnancy, affecting up to 10% of pregnant women (Vigod  et al., 2016). Higher rates were reported in Chinese pregnant women (Lau et al., 2011; Li et al., 2012a). Depression during pregnancy may lead to adverse maternal outcomes, such as gestational diabetes mellitus, hypertension, preeclampsia (Becker et al., 2016), and postpartum depression(Silva  et al., 2012), and subsequent adverse birth and postnatal outcomes, including low birth weight (Grigoriadis et al., 2013; Grote et al., 2010), premature birth (Grigoriadis et al., 2013; Grote et al., 2010), fetal growth restriction (Grote et al., 2010), and a higher risk of admission to a n eonatal intensive care unit (Grigoriadis et al., 2013).

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - June 5, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Dong-Mei Wei, Shiu Lun Au Yeung, Jian-Rong He, Wan-Qing Xiao, Jin-Hua Lu, Si Tu, Nian-Nian Chen, Kin Bong Hubert Lam, Kar-Keung Cheng, Gabriel M Leung, Hui-Min Xia, C Mary Schooling, Xiu Qiu Tags: Research paper Source Type: research