Department of Psychology, Center for Children and Families, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA.
VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System, Leeds, Massachusetts, USA.
Depress Anxiety. 2021 Apr;38(4):390-399. doi: 10.1002/da.23121. Epub 2020 Dec 7.
Peripartum depression (PND) impairs mother-infant boding and perceived social support, yet limited research has examined if women at-risk for PND (AR-PND) also experience impairment. We examined if pregnant women AR-PND, women with PND, and healthy comparison women (HCW) differed in their mother-infant bonding and social support. As PND is highly comorbid with anxiety, we also examined if peripartum anxiety impacted postpartum diagnosis of PND.
A total of 144 pregnant women AR-PND or euthymic were assessed twice antepartum and twice postpartum. We utilized regression models to examine the impact of PND risk group status and diagnostic status on mother-infant bonding and perceived social support postpartum. We conducted a sensitivity analysis using a generalized estimating equations model to determine if anxiety (Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, HAM-A) across all four time points was associated with the postpartum diagnosis of PND.
Women AR-PND experienced significantly worse mother-infant bonding compared to HCW (p = .03). Women diagnosed with PND experienced significantly worse mother-infant bonding and social support compared to HCW (p = .001, p = .002, respectively) and to those who were at-risk for but did not develop PND (p = .02, p = .008, respectively). HAM-A severity at each visit was associated with PND diagnosis status, where each increase in HAM-A was associated with 15% increased odds of being diagnosed with PND postpartum.
Both women AR-PND and those with PND experience worse mother-infant bonding. Peripartum anxiety should also be assessed as it represents a marker for later PND.
围产期抑郁症(PND)会损害母婴联系和感知到的社会支持,但有限的研究调查了是否有患 PND 风险的女性(AR-PND)也存在这种损害。我们检查了 AR-PND 的孕妇、患有 PND 的女性和健康对照组女性(HCW)在母婴联系和社会支持方面是否存在差异。由于 PND 与焦虑症高度共病,我们还检查了围产期焦虑是否会影响产后 PND 的诊断。
共有 144 名 AR-PND 或心境正常的孕妇在产前和产后各评估了两次。我们利用回归模型来检查 PND 风险组状况和诊断状况对产后母婴联系和感知社会支持的影响。我们使用广义估计方程模型进行了敏感性分析,以确定四个时间点的焦虑(汉密尔顿焦虑量表,HAM-A)是否与产后 PND 的诊断有关。
与 HCW 相比,AR-PND 的女性母婴联系明显更差(p = .03)。与 HCW 相比,被诊断为 PND 的女性母婴联系和社会支持明显更差(p = .001,p = .002),与有但未发展为 PND 的 AR-PND 女性相比也更差(p = .02,p = .008)。每次就诊时 HAM-A 的严重程度与 PND 的诊断状况有关,每次 HAM-A 的增加与产后诊断为 PND 的几率增加 15%有关。
AR-PND 女性和患有 PND 的女性的母婴联系都更差。围产期焦虑也应进行评估,因为它是 PND 后期的一个标志物。