Differentiating maternal fatigue and depressive symptoms at six months and four years post partum: Considerations for assessment, diagnosis and intervention

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Funding Acknowledgements

This study was approved by the following human research ethics committees: La Trobe University (2002/38); Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne (2002/23); Southern Health, Melbourne (2002-099B); Angliss Hospital, Melbourne (2002), Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne (27056A). This research was supported by project grants from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (nos. ID191222, ID433006 and ID1048829), a VicHealth Public Health Research Fellowship (2002-2006), a National Health and Medical Research Council Career Development Award (ID491205) and ARC Future Fellowship (IDFT1 10101036) awarded to SJ.B. and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. We are extremely grateful to all of the women taking part in the study; to members of the Maternal Health Study Collaborative Group; and to members of the Maternal Health Study research team who have contributed to data collection and coding (Ellie McDonald, Ann Krastev, Susan Perlen, Liesje Brice, Maggie Flood, Kay Paton, Renee Paxton, Mary Connellan, and Martine Spaull).