Citation

Bray N, Grasby KL, Lind PA, Painter JN, Colodro-Conde L, Medland SE. J. Health Psychol. 2019; ePub(ePub): 1359105319859048.

Affiliation

QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105319859048

PMID

31244342

Abstract

This study examined the extent to which psychosocial impact of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy predicts postpartum depression using a retrospective design. Data from a cross-sectional survey investigating women's experiences of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy were used (N = 861). Hierarchical logistic regression models revealed that the psychosocial impact of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy appears to be predictive of postpartum depression, independent of depression status before and during pregnancy. Our findings indicate that assessing the psychosocial impact of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy during antenatal care may identify women at risk of postpartum depression.

Language: en

Keywords

NVP genetics consortium; depression; nausea and vomiting in pregnancy; postpartum depression; pregnancy; psychosocial