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Depression & Pregnancy
Routine screening recommended for factors associated with depression
November 17th, 2005
Routine screening is recommended for factors associated with depression in a specialized cohort of women during pregnancy. A recent article published in the Journal of Midwifery & Womens Health "describes the risks and protective factors for symptoms of depression in pregnancy among low-income African American and Caucasian women. Data were collected from 130 women who were between 16 and 28 weeks' gestation and enrolled in an urban prenatal clinic." D. E. Jesse and colleagues used "questionnaires in face-to-face interviews consisting of sociodemographic items, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), the Prenatal Psychosocial Profile (PPP), 3...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-11-17)
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