Hair cortisol levels, psychological stress and psychopathological symptoms as predictors of postpartum depression
| Autor: | Borja Romero-Gonzalez, Rafael A. Caparros-Gonzalez, Helen Strivens-Vilchez, Raquel Gonzalez-Perez, María Isabel Peralta-Ramírez, Olga Martínez-Augustin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Postpartum depression
Hydrocortisone Maternal Health Emotions lcsh:Medicine Pituitary-Adrenal System Social Sciences Anxiety Miscarriage Biochemistry 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Medicine and Health Sciences Psychology Lipid Hormones lcsh:Science Depression (differential diagnoses) Multidisciplinary Depression Obstetrics Postpartum Period Obstetrics and Gynecology Female Anatomy Integumentary System medicine.symptom Research Article Psychopathology Adult Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System medicine.medical_specialty Psychological Stress Depression Postpartum 03 medical and health sciences Internal medicine Mental Health and Psychiatry medicine Humans Steroid Hormones Mood Disorders business.industry lcsh:R Biology and Life Sciences medicine.disease Hormones 030227 psychiatry Pregnancy Complications Endocrinology Women's Health lcsh:Q Pregnant Women business Somatization Stress Psychological 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Postpartum period Hair |
| Zdroj: | PLoS ONE PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 8, p e0182817 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0182817 |
| Popis: | Postpartum depression affects a huge number of women and has detrimental consequences. Knowing the factors associated with postpartum depression during pregnancy can help its prevention. Although there is evidence surrounding behavioral or psychological predictors of postpartum depression, there is a lack of evidence of biological forecasters. The aim of this study was to analyze the sociodemographic, obstetric, and psychological variables along with hair cortisol levels during the first, second, and third trimesters of pregnancy that could predict postpartum depression symptoms. A sample of 44 pregnant women was assessed during 3 trimesters of pregnancy and the postpartum period using psychological questionnaires and hair cortisol levels. Participants were divided into 2 groups: a group with postpartum depression symptoms and a group with no postpartum depression symptoms. Results showed significant positive differences between groups in the first trimester regarding the Somatization subscale of the SCL-90-R (p < .05). In the second trimester, significant differences were found in the Somatization, Depression, Anxiety, and GSI subscales (p < .05). In the third trimester significant differences between both groups were found regarding pregnancy-specific stress. We found significant positive differences between groups regarding hair cortisol levels in the first and the third trimester. Hair cortisol levels could predict 21.7% of the variance of postpartum depression symptoms. In conclusion, our study provided evidence that psychopathological symptoms, pregnancy-specific stress, and hair cortisol levels can predict postpartum depression symptoms at different time-points during pregnancy. These findings can be applied in future studies and improve maternal care in clinical settings. |
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