Postpartum Depressive Symptoms: Gestational Weight Gain as a Risk Factor for Adolescents Who Are Overweight or Obese
Cunningham SD, Mokshagundam S, Chai H, Lewis JB, Levine J, Tobin JN, Ickovics JR. Postpartum Depressive Symptoms: Gestational Weight Gain as a Risk Factor for Adolescents Who Are Overweight or Obese. Journal Of Midwifery & Women's Health 2018, 63: 178-184. PMID: 29569357, PMCID: PMC5878115, DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrepregnancy body mass indexGestational weight gainBody mass indexPostpartum depressive symptomsExcessive gestational weight gainExcessive weight gainDepressive symptomsWeight gainPregnancy overweightRisk factorsMental healthHigher postpartum depressive symptomsPregravid body mass indexAppropriate gestational weight gainEpidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleMedical record abstractionPostpartum weight retentionHealthy weight gainPrenatal depressive symptomsMaternal mental healthAdverse physical health outcomesHealth care providersWomen's mental healthPhysical health outcomesInterconceptional periods