Levels of neuroactive steroids are elevated in those who develop first-onset depression early in pregnancy
These results suggest differing NAS-related mechanisms of pathogenesis across clinical phenotypes based on pre-pregnancy history of MDD and timing of PND onset. Future research should account for these factors when investigating NAS and PND.
Authors
- Graziano Pinna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7541-4855)
- Elizabeth Wenzel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7732-608X)
- Beatriz Peñalver Bernabé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4547-4248)
- Pauline M. Maki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8443-3430)
- Jordan Barone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5999-0921)
- Tory A. Eisenlohr‐Moul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9231-3105)
- Luca Spiro Santovito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0807-3893)
- Suzanne Alvernaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8370-5537)
- Ibrahim M. M. Gdyana
Institutions
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1557560
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development