2020
The Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo): study protocol
Agampodi TC, Wickramasinghe ND, Prasanna RIR, Irangani MKL, Banda JMS, Jayathilake PMB, Hettiarachchi A, Amarasinghe G, Jayasinghe I, Koralagedara I, Gunarathne SP, Wickramage S, Warnasekara J, Lokunarangoda N, Mendis V, Dissanayaka AK, Premadasa J, Hettigama N, Koralagedara D, Weerasinghe M, Malawanage K, Jayakodi H, Wickramasinghe A, Agampodi SB. The Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo): study protocol. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2020, 20: 374. PMID: 32586287, PMCID: PMC7318435, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-020-03056-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal mental healthMaternal deathsMental healthSocial determinantsPregnancy cohortObstetric transitionEligible pregnant womenProspective cohort studyMaternal health outcomesMaternal mortality ratePreventable maternal deathsMaternal care programmeChild outcome dataAntenatal depressionCohort studyMiddle-income countriesFirst trimesterNeonatal periodPregnant womenClinical examinationMaternal healthEarly postpartumMaternal cohortStudy protocolMethodsThe study
2013
Antenatal Depression in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka and the Factor Structure of the Sinhalese Version of Edinburgh Post Partum Depression Scale among Pregnant Women
Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC. Antenatal Depression in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka and the Factor Structure of the Sinhalese Version of Edinburgh Post Partum Depression Scale among Pregnant Women. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e69708. PMID: 23922781, PMCID: PMC3724897, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEdinburgh Post-partum Depression ScalePregnant womenAntenatal depressionSinhalese versionReproductive age groupStudy samplePost-partum depressionMental health problemsSocio-demographic factorsHeart burnGestational agePartum depressionDepression ScaleGlobal burdenDepressive symptomsHealth problemsAge groupsWomenPrevalenceDepressionSri Lankan versionSelf-HarmingStage clusterAnuradhapura districtFactor structure