Perinatal depression among mothers in a South African birth cohort study: Trajectories from pregnancy to 18 months postpartum

Jennifer Pellowski; Angela M. Bengtson; Whitney Barnett; Kira DiClemente-Bosco; Nastassja Koen; Heather J. Zar; Dan Joseph Stein

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2019.08.052

Abstract

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Mild to severe depressive symptoms during pregnancy/postpartum were common among this South African cohort. Interventions to treat women with severe chronic depressive symptoms with co-occurring psychosocial issues are urgently needed.

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