Postpartum depression in mothers with pregnancies complicated by fetal cardiac anomaly.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To investigate factors associated with positive postpartum depression (PPD) screen in pregnancies complicated by fetal congenital cardiac anomaly.

STUDY DESIGN:

We reviewed all records of pregnancies complicated by fetal congenital cardiac anomaly receiving prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care at our single center, October 2016-October 2019. Maternal, obstetric, and neonatal data were compared between women with and without a positive PPD screen at the 6-week postpartum visit.

RESULTS:

Out of 415 women referred for fetal congenital cardiac anomaly, 86 women had complete inclusion criteria. Twenty-four women (28%) had a positive PPD screen. The frequencies of planned future infant surgery (73.9 vs. 26.2%, p = 0.01) and neonatal death prior to postpartum visit (12.5 vs. 0%, p = 0.02) were significantly higher among women with a positive PPD screen.

CONCLUSION:

In pregnancies complicated by fetal congenital cardiac anomaly, mothers of infants with planned future surgery or neonatal death are at significant risk for postpartum depression.

• Authors: Anne R Waldrop, Elizabeth B Sherwin, Jill N Anderson, Jay C Boissiere, Susan R Hintz, Shiraz A Maskatia, Anna I Girsen, Yair J Blumenfeld
• Journal: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (J Perinatol) Vol. 41 Issue 7 Pg. 1605-1610 (07 2021) ISSN: 1476-5543 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 33712713 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: © 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature America, Inc. part of Springer Nature.

Topics

• Depression, Postpartum (diagnosis, epidemiology)
• Female
• Humans
• Infant
• Infant, Newborn
• Mothers
• Perinatal Death
• Postpartum Period
• Pregnancy
• Prenatal Care