Postnatal depression

Detection of Postnatal Depression: Development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Cox, J. L., Holden, J. M., & Sagovsky, R. (1987) · British Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1192/bjp.150.6.782 · Cited by 14,183

Controlled prospective study of postpartum mood disorders: comparison of childbearing and nonchildbearing women

O'Hara, M. W., Zekoski, E. M., Philipps, L. H., & Wright, E. J. (1990) · Journal of Abnormal Psychology · doi:10.1037/0021-843x.99.1.3 · Cited by 610

Maternal depression and the quality of early attachment: an examination of infants, preschoolers, and their mothers

Teti, D. M., Gelfand, D. M., Messinger, D. S., & Isabella, R. (1995) · Developmental Psychology · doi:10.1037/0012-1649.31.3.364 · Cited by 506

Course and Recurrence of Postnatal Depression: Evidence for the Specificity of the Diagnostic Concept

Cooper, P. J., & Murray, L. (1995) · British Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1192/bjp.166.2.191 · Cited by 452

Non-Psychotic Psychiatric Disorder After Childbirth: A Prospective Study of Prevalence, Incidence, Course and Nature

Cooper, P. J., Campbell, E. A., Day, A., Kennerley, H., & Bond, A. (1988) · British Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1192/bjp.152.6.799 · Cited by 425

Impact of Maternal Depression on Infant Nutritional Status and Illness: A Cohort Study

Rahman, A., Iqbal, Z., Bunn, J., Lovel, H., & Harrington, R. (2004) · Archives of General Psychiatry · doi:10.1001/archpsyc.61.9.946 · Cited by 670

Maternal and Fetal Hypothalamic‐Pituitary‐Adrenal Axes During Pregnancy and Postpartum

MASTORAKOS, G., & ILIAS, I. (2003) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1196/annals.1290.016 · Cited by 621

Psychosocial and psychological interventions for treating postpartum depression

Dennis, C.-L., & Hodnett, E. D. (2007) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd006116.pub2 · Cited by 565

Post-partum depression and the mother-infant relationship in a South African peri-urban settlement

Cooper, P. J., Tomlinson, M., Swartz, L., Woolgar, M., Murray, L., & Molteno, C. (1999) · British Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1192/bjp.175.6.554 · Cited by 422

Postpartum Depression is a Family Affair: Addressing the Impact on Mothers, Fathers, and Children

Letourneau, N. L., Dennis, C.-L., Benzies, K., Duffett-Leger, L., Stewart, M., Tryphonopoulos, P. D., Este, D., & Watson, W. (2012) · Issues in Mental Health Nursing · doi:10.3109/01612840.2012.673054 · Cited by 384

Perinatal anxiety disorder prevalence and incidence

Fairbrother, N., Janssen, P., Antony, M. M., Tucker, E., & Young, A. H. (2016) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2015.12.082 · Cited by 375

Plasma oxytocin concentration during pregnancy is associated with development of postpartum depression

Skrundz, M., Bolten, M., Nast, I., Hellhammer, D. H., & Meinlschmidt, G. (2011) · Neuropsychopharmacology · doi:10.1038/npp.2011.74 · Cited by 349

Prevention of major depression

Muñoz, R. F., Cuijpers, P., Smit, F., Barrera, A. Z., & Leykin, Y. (2010) · Annual Review of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-033109-132040 · Cited by 326

Prevalence, onset and comorbidity of postpartum anxiety and depressive disorders

Reck, C., Struben, K., Backenstrass, M., Stefenelli, U., Reinig, K., Fuchs, T., Sohn, C., & Mundt, C. (2008) · Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica · doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.2008.01264.x · Cited by 288

Identifying women at‐risk for postpartum depression in the immediate postpartum period

Dennis, C. ‐. E., Janssen, P. A., & Singer, J. (2004) · Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica · doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.2004.00337.x · Cited by 262

The Effect of Peer Support on Postpartum Depression: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Dennis, C.-L. (2003) · The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1177/070674370304800209 · Cited by 249

A specific and rapid neural signature for parental instinct

Kringelbach, M. L., Lehtonen, A., Squire, S., Harvey, A. G., Craske, M. G., Holliday, I. E., Green, A. L., Aziz, T. Z., Hansen, P. C., Cornelissen, P. L., et al. (2008) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001664 · Cited by 262

Comparative efficacy and acceptability of first-generation and second-generation antidepressants in the acute treatment of major depression: protocol for a network meta-analysis

Furukawa, T. A., Salanti, G., Atkinson, L. Z., Leucht, S., Ruhe, H. G., Turner, E. H., Chaimani, A., Ogawa, Y., Takeshima, N., Hayasaka, Y., et al. (2016) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010919 · Cited by 214

Antenatal mindfulness intervention to reduce depression, anxiety and stress: a pilot randomised controlled trial of the MindBabyBody program in an Australian tertiary maternity hospital

Woolhouse, H., Mercuri, K., Judd, F., & Brown, S. J. (2014) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/s12884-014-0369-z · Cited by 212

Interactive Regulation of Affect in Postpartum Depressed Mothers and Their Infants: An Overview

Reck, C., Hunt, A., Fuchs, T., Weiss, R., Noon, A., Moehler, E., Downing, G., Tronick, E. Z., & Mundt, C. (2004) · Psychopathology · doi:10.1159/000081983 · Cited by 203

The influence of maternal depression, caregiving, and socioeconomic status in the post‐natal year on children's language development

Stein, A., Malmberg, L. ‐., Sylva, K., Barnes, J., Leach, P., & the FCCC team (2008) · Child: Care, Health and Development · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00837.x · Cited by 195

Maternal anxiety: course and antecedents during the early postpartum period

Britton, J. R. (2008) · Depression and Anxiety · doi:10.1002/da.20325 · Cited by 167

Mental health problems common in women with fear of childbirth: Mental health of women with fear of childbirth

Rouhe, H., Salmela-Aro, K., Gissler, M., Halmesmäki, E., & Saisto, T. (2011) · BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.02967.x · Cited by 159

A systematic review, evidence synthesis and meta-analysis of quantitative and qualitative studies evaluating the clinical effectiveness, the cost-effectiveness, safety and acceptability of interventions to prevent postnatal depression

Morrell, C. J., Sutcliffe, P., Booth, A., Stevens, J., Scope, A., Stevenson, M., Harvey, R., Bessey, A., Cantrell, A., Dennis, C.-L., et al. (2016) · Health Technology Assessment · doi:10.3310/hta20370 · Cited by 155

Maternal depression and low maternal intelligence as risk factors for malnutrition in children: a community based case-control study from South India

Anoop, S. (2004) · Archives of Disease in Childhood · doi:10.1136/adc.2002.009738 · Cited by 144

Depression and anxiety during the perinatal period

Fairbrother, N., Young, A. H., Janssen, P., Antony, M. M., & Tucker, E. (2015) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-015-0526-6 · Cited by 138

Dealing with it: Black Caribbean women's response to adversity and psychological distress associated with pregnancy, childbirth, and early motherhood

Edge, D., & Rogers, A. (2005) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.11.047 · Cited by 128

Couple distress after sudden infant or perinatal death: A 30‐month follow up

Vance, J., Boyle, F., Najman, J., & Thearle, M. (2002) · Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health · doi:10.1046/j.1440-1754.2002.00008.x · Cited by 105

Mindfulness for pregnancy: a randomised controlled study of online mindfulness during pregnancy

Krusche, A., Dymond, M., Murphy, S. E., & Crane, C. (2018) · Midwifery · doi:10.1016/j.midw.2018.07.005 · Cited by 97

Early childhood cognitive development is affected by interactions among illness, diet, enteropathogens and the home environment: findings from the MAL-ED birth cohort study

(2018) · BMJ Global Health · doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000752 · Cited by 107

Hypnosis for pain relief in labour and childbirth: a systematic review

Cyna, A. M., McAuliffe, G. L., & Andrew, M. I. (2004) · British Journal of Anaesthesia · doi:10.1093/bja/aeh225 · Cited by 101

How group singing facilitates recovery from the symptoms of postnatal depression: a comparative qualitative study

Perkins, R., Yorke, S., & Fancourt, D. (2018) · BMC Psychology · doi:10.1186/s40359-018-0253-0 · Cited by 92

Maternal postnatal depression and child growth: a European cohort study

Grote, V., Vik, T., von Kries, R., Luque, V., Socha, J., Verduci, E., Carlier, C., Koletzko, B., & the European Childhood Obesity Trial Study Group (2010) · BMC Pediatrics · doi:10.1186/1471-2431-10-14 · Cited by 92

Home‐based versus hospital‐based postnatal care: a randomised trial

Boulvain, M., Perneger, T. V., Othenin‐Girard, V., Petrou, S., Berner, M., & Irion, O. (2004) · BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00227.x · Cited by 90

The prevalence and incidence of perinatal anxiety disorders among women experiencing a medically complicated pregnancy

Fairbrother, N., Young, A. H., Zhang, A., Janssen, P., & Antony, M. M. (2017) · Archives of Women s Mental Health · doi:10.1007/s00737-016-0704-7 · Cited by 88

Does exercise during pregnancy prevent postnatal depression?: A randomized controlled trial

SONGØYGARD, K. M., STAFNE, S. N., EVENSEN, K. A. I., SALVESEN, K. Å., VIK, T., & MØRKVED, S. (2012) · Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica · doi:10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01262.x · Cited by 85

Intimate partner abuse before and during pregnancy as risk factors for postpartum mental health problems

Desmarais, S. L., Pritchard, A., Lowder, E. M., & Janssen, P. A. (2014) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/1471-2393-14-132 · Cited by 80

GPs' and health visitors' views on the diagnosis and management of postnatal depression: a qualitative study

Chew-Graham, C., Chamberlain, E., Turner, K., Folkes, L., Caulfield, L., & Sharp, D. (2008) · British Journal of General Practice · doi:10.3399/bjgp08x277212 · Cited by 75

Supportive counselling by public health nurses for women with postpartum depression

Glavin, K., Smith, L., Sørum, R., & Ellefsen, B. (2010) · Journal of Advanced Nursing · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05263.x · Cited by 56

Playgroup participation and social support outcomes for mothers of young children: a longitudinal cohort study

Hancock, K. J., Cunningham, N. K., Lawrence, D., Zarb, D., & Zubrick, S. R. (2015) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0133007 · Cited by 53

Mindfulness approaches to childbirth and parenting

Hughes, A., Williams, M., Bardacke, N., Duncan, L. G., Dimidjian, S., & Goodman, S. H. (2009) · British Journal of Midwifery · doi:10.12968/bjom.2009.17.10.44470 · Cited by 48

Maternal postpartum depression and infant social withdrawal among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive mother–infant dyads

Hartley, C., Pretorius, K., Mohamed, A., Laughton, B., Madhi, S., Cotton, M. F., Steyn, B., & Seedat, S. (2010) · Psychology, Health & Medicine · doi:10.1080/13548501003615258 · Cited by 43

The effect of physician-based cognitive behavioural therapy among pregnant women with depressive symptomatology: A pilot quasi-experimental trial

McGregor, M., Coghlan, M., & Dennis, C. (2014) · Early Intervention in Psychiatry · doi:10.1111/eip.12074 · Cited by 30

Solutions forgone? How health professionals frame the problem of postnatal depression

Lloyd, B., & Hawe, P. (2003) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/s0277-9536(03)00061-3 · Cited by 29

The co-occurrence of smoking and a major depressive episode among mothers 15 months after delivery

Whitaker, R. C., Orzol, S. M., & Kahn, R. S. (2007) · Preventive Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.07.005 · Cited by 24

Introducing depression and developmental screenings into the National Programme on Immunization (NPI) in southeast Nigeria: an experimental cross-sectional assessment

Bakare, M. O., Okoye, J. O., & Obindo, J. T. (2014) · General Hospital Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.09.005 · Cited by 22

A Qualitative Investigation of a Prenatal Mindfulness Relationship-Based (PMRB) Program to Support Maternal Mental Health and Mother–Baby Relationship During Pregnancy and Post-Partum

Sansone, A., Stapleton, P., & Patching, A. (2024) · Mindfulness · doi:10.1007/s12671-024-02399-2 · Cited by 6