Early pregnancy depressive symptoms and severe maternal morbidity
In a prospective US cohort of nulliparous individuals, severe early pregnancy depressive symptoms were associated with an increased risk of SMM without transfusion. Further data about whether intervention for depression in early pregnancy can affect SMM are needed.
Authors
- Kelly B. Zafman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6343-1973)
- Kartik K. Venkatesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8043-556X)
- Rebecca B. McNeil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1351-1670)
- William A. Grobman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3979-0738)
- Courtney D. Lynch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4642-9772)
- Tracy Caroline Bank (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9961-5915)
- Michelle L. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6150-0242)
- George A. Saade
- Judith H. Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3256-1465)
- Janet M. Catov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9551-851X)
- Jiqiang Wu
- Lynn M. Yee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6274-0544)
- Uma M. Reddy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8599-6040)
- Lara Lemon
- Robert M. Silver
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Indiana University Health (US)
- Eastern Virginia Medical School (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- RTI International (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Brown University (US)
- University of California, Irvine Medical Center (US)
- Northwestern University (PH)
- Northwestern Medicine (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- Columbia University (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajogmf.2025.101830
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88