Prepregnancy Body Mass Index, Gestational Weight Gain, and the Likelihood of Major Depressive Disorder During Pregnancy

Bodnar, Lisa M.; Wisner, Katherine L.; Moses-Kolko, Eydie; Sit, Dorothy K. Y.; Hanusa, Barbara H.

doi:10.4088/jcp.08m04651

Prepregnancy Body Mass Index, Gestational Weight Gain, and the Likelihood of Major Depressive Disorder During Pregnancy

Objective We assessed the relation between prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and the likelihood of major depressive disorder (MDD) during pregnancy and test whether this association was modified by gestational weight gain. Method Women (n=242) were enrolled at <20 weeks gestation into a prospect…