Journal article
Maternal mental health in the first year postpartum in a large Irish population cohort: the MAMMI study
S Hannon, D Gartland, A Higgins, SJ Brown, M Carroll, C Begley, D Daly
Archives of Women S Mental Health | SPRINGER WIEN | Published : 2022
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Abstract
Purpose: The international perinatal literature focuses on depression in the postpartum period. Prevalence and pathways of depression, anxiety and stress from pregnancy through the first postpartum year are seldom investigated. Methods: MAMMI is a prospective cohort study of 3009 first-time mothers recruited in pregnancy. Depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms measured using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS 21) in pregnancy and at 3-, 6-, 9- and/or 12-months postpartum. Results: Prevalence of depressive and stress symptoms was lowest in pregnancy, increasing to 12-months postpartum. Anxiety symptoms remained relatively stable over time. In the first year after having their fir..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Open Access funding provided by the IReL Consortium. The MAMMI study was funded by parts of three grants awarded by the Health Research Board (HRB) Ireland [grant numbers HPF/2011/18, HRA_HSR/2012/28, grant HPF-2016-1671]. The current study is funded by Trinity College Dublin's Provost PhD Scholarship Award 2018 (recipient D. Daly, PhD candidate S. Hannon). These doctoral awards are generously funded through alumni donations and Trinity's Commercial Revenue Unit. The funders had no participation in any aspect of the study or data analyses.