Prenatal Depression and Its Associated Risk Factors Among Pregnant Women in Bangalore: A Hospital Based Prevalence Study

Prenatal Depression and Its Associated Risk Factors Among Pregnant Women in Bangalore: A Hospital Based Prevalence Study

Background: Depression is the commonest psychological problem that affects a woman during her perinatal period worldwide. The risk of prenatal depression increases as the pregnancy progresses and clinically significant depressive symptoms are common in the mid and late trimester. There is a paucity...

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Main Authors: B. Sheeba, Anita Nath, Chandra S. Metgud, Murali Krishna, Shubhashree Venkatesh, J. Vindhya, Gudlavalleti Venkata Satyanarayana Murthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
prenatal depression
pregnant women
domestic violence
marital discord
social support
pregnancy related anxiety
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00108/full

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