Association between postpartum depression and maternal skeletal muscle mass evaluated using bioelectrical impedance analysis: a prospective cohort study
Maternal SMI during pregnancy and postpartum was not significantly associated with the EPDS score. Although this study does not suggest any new interventions for postpartum mental health care, many participants had a low EPDS scores which warrants further case accumulation and research in this field.
Authors
- Kentaro Nakanishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0409-584X)
- Yuko Yokohama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2669-8963)
- Yasuaki Saijo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6211-8202)
- Asako Kanai
- Yuta Ishikawa
- Yasuhito Kato
- Akiko Yoshizawa
Institutions
- Asahikawa Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-08515-x
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00