2024
Discrimination and perinatal depressive symptoms: The protective role of social support and resilience
Masters C, Lewis J, Hagaman A, Thomas J, Carandang R, Ickovics J, Cunningham S. Discrimination and perinatal depressive symptoms: The protective role of social support and resilience. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 354: 656-661. PMID: 38484882, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.03.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerinatal depressive symptomsGroup prenatal careAdverse effects of discriminationSocial supportDepressive symptomsPrenatal careEffects of discriminationPregnant peopleAssociated with less depressive symptomsAssociated with depressive symptomsEffect of social supportModerating effect of social supportHigh social supportLess depressive symptomsPerinatal depressionSocial determinantsMonths postpartumLinear regression modelsSelf-report measuresPostpartum periodTrimester of pregnancyPostpartumPsychological factorsRegression modelsCare
2022
Mother-in-law childcare and perinatal depression in rural Pakistan
Chung E, Hagaman A, Bibi A, Frost A, Haight S, Sikander S, Maselko J. Mother-in-law childcare and perinatal depression in rural Pakistan. Women's Health 2022, 18: 17455057221141288. PMID: 36468464, PMCID: PMC9726850, DOI: 10.1177/17455057221141288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerinatal depressionMaternal mental healthMonths postpartumMental healthImmediate postpartum periodFirst year postpartumStructured Clinical InterviewCross-sectional associationsHigh motherMental Disorders-IVYear postpartumLife Events ChecklistPostpartum periodMajor depressionPerinatal periodMaternal depressionLow prevalenceBirth cohortClinical InterviewLow motherPostpartumRural PakistanStatistical ManualDepressionMothers
2021
Longitudinal effects of perinatal social support on maternal depression: a marginal structural modelling approach
Hagaman A, LeMasters K, Zivich PN, Sikander S, Bates LM, Bhalotra S, Chung EO, Zaidi A, Maselko J. Longitudinal effects of perinatal social support on maternal depression: a marginal structural modelling approach. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2021, 75: 936-943. PMID: 33712512, PMCID: PMC8434957, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2020-215836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal Social Support IndexMonths postpartumPerinatal periodMaternal depressionProtective effectSocial supportCohort of womenMajor depressive disorderStructured Clinical InterviewYear of childbirthSubsequent maternal depressionComplex bidirectional relationshipSustained social supportFuture depressive episodesSocial Support IndexMarginal structural modelsPerinatal depressionThird trimesterDecreased riskImportant protective factorDepressive episodeDepressive disorderPostpartum depressionHigh burdenClinical Interview
2019
Delivering maternal mental health through peer volunteers: a 5-year report
Atif N, Bibi A, Nisar A, Zulfiqar S, Ahmed I, LeMasters K, Hagaman A, Sikander S, Maselko J, Rahman A. Delivering maternal mental health through peer volunteers: a 5-year report. International Journal Of Mental Health Systems 2019, 13: 62. PMID: 31534475, PMCID: PMC6747744, DOI: 10.1186/s13033-019-0318-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSustained motivationEvidence-based psychosocial interventionsMental healthOwn mental healthPeer volunteersMaternal mental healthAvenues of employmentNon-specialist health workersPsychosocial interventionsExtended interventionsPersonal benefitsMotivationGroup sessionsSuch interventionsRural RawalpindiCompetency checklistHealthy ProgrammeSocial standingResearch attentionPeersObservational toolFirst-line managementInterventionFuture directionsPerinatal depressionCohort Profile: Perinatal depression and child socioemotional development ; the Bachpan cohort study from rural Pakistan
Sikander S, Ahmad I, Bates LM, Gallis J, Hagaman A, O’Donnell K, Turner EL, Zaidi A, Rahman A, Maselko J. Cohort Profile: Perinatal depression and child socioemotional development ; the Bachpan cohort study from rural Pakistan. BMJ Open 2019, 9: e025644. PMID: 31061029, PMCID: PMC6502044, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocioemotional developmentDetrimental developmental outcomesChildren's socioemotional developmentMother-child dyadsPerinatal depressionEffect of depressionSocioemotional measuresChild developmentDevelopmental outcomesPsychosocial measuresPoor child developmentPregnancy birth cohortChild's ageSchool environmentCohort studyInflammatory biomarkersChronic courseEligible dyadsPregnant womenRisk factorsBaseline assessmentRepeated measuresDyadsDepressionChildren