Predicting depressive symptoms and grief after pregnancy loss
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Women who experience pregnancy loss are at high risk for depression and grief. We conducted a prospective cohort study to identify antenatal predictors of depressive symptoms and grief following pregnancy loss. Particular emphasis was given to the potential role of religiosity and spirituality. In multivariable linear regression models, depressive symptoms were significantly positively associated with baseline depression score and a history of mental illness. Depression scores were significantly inversely associated with age. Increasing age was also protective against post-pregnancy loss grief, as was participation in organized religious activities. Clinicians should be particularly alert to signs of depression following pregnancy loss in younger women and in women with a history of mental illness during or before pregnancy. The inverse association between religious attendance and grief following pregnancy loss merits further study.
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Involvement in religious activity and strength of religious faith have been inversely associated with grief in some studies but not others.
“Involvement in religious activity and strength of religious faith have been inversely associated with grief in some studies [101, 102] but not others [103].”
From Men’s grief following pregnancy loss and neonatal loss: a systematic review and emerging theoretical model (2020) · cites this paper as [101]
Findings on demographic factors have also been inconsistent in women.
“For example, findings on demographic factors have also been inconsistent.”
From Men’s grief following pregnancy loss and neonatal loss: a systematic review and emerging theoretical model (2020) · cites this paper as [101]
Maternal age has and has not been found to be a significant predictor of grief.
“Similarly, maternal age both has [23, 101], and has not [24, 104], been found to be a significant predictor of grief.”
From Men’s grief following pregnancy loss and neonatal loss: a systematic review and emerging theoretical model (2020) · cites this paper as [101]
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- Authors
- Mann, J. R., McKeown, R. E., Bacon, J., Vesselinov, R., & Bush, F.
- Affiliations
- University of South Carolina (US)
- Corresponding author
- Mann, Joshua R.
- Venue
- Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2008-01
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 274-279
- ISSN
- 0167-482X (ISSN-L)
- 1743-8942
- OpenAlex
- W2004273841
- Cited by
- 45
- References
- 22
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 3.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Keywords
- miscarriage, depressive symptoms, grief, religiosity, spirituality, religious service attendance, history of mental illness, maternal depression, age as protective factor
- MeSH terms
- Abortion, Spontaneous, Adult, Depression, Grief, Humans, Mississippi, Prospective Studies, Religion and Psychology, Risk Factors, South Carolina, Multivariate Analysis, Linear Models, Age Distribution
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