Prevalence of Common Mental Disorders among pregnant women—Evidence from population-based study in rural Haryana, India
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Background: Mental disorders during pregnancy is one of the major public health problem because of its effect on both mother and child. Objectives: The objective of the study was to assess the burden of common mental disorders (CMDs) among pregnant women in rural Haryana, North India. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in 28 villages of rural Haryana in 2016. Pregnant women in the study area with period of gestation 25–34 weeks were enrolled and assessed for presence of CMDs in two phases. Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders—Patient Health Questionnaire was used for screening and Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) for diagnosis of CMDs. Results: A total of 457 pregnant women were included in the study. Mean age of pregnant women was 23.9 years (SD- 3.9). Prevalence of CMDs was 15.3% (95% CI, 12.0–18.6). Of these, major depression was 2.8% (95% CI, 1.4– 4.4), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder was 15.1% (95% CI, 11.8–18.4) as per MINI. On multivariate analysis, no statistically significant association was found between CMDs during pregnancy with any obstetric, sociodemographic determinants, and child health outcomes. Conclusion: High prevalence of CMDs, especially anxiety, observed among pregnant women in rural area necessitates the need for integration of screening of CMDs during routine antenatal care in India.
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Mental health disorders, including stress, anxiety, and depression, are the most common complications of pregnancy.
“Mental health disorders, including stress, anxiety, and depression, are the most common complications of pregnancy.”
From Brain structural and functional outcomes in the offspring of women experiencing psychological distress during pregnancy (2024) · cites this paper as [1]
The Introduction describes mental disorders during pregnancy as a major public-health problem and includes depression and anxiety among common mental disorders. The Results report their prevalence in pregnant women in rural Haryana. The paper does not say mental health disorders are the most common complications of pregnancy or classify stress as a mental disorder in this study. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredMental health disorders affect up to 15% of women in the prenatal period or first postpartum year.
“They affect up to 15% of women in the prenatal period or first postpartum year [1, 2].”
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The Introduction reports a 7–15% prevalence during pregnancy in developed countries, which supports the prenatal portion of the claim. It also reports 19.8% among postpartum women in low- and middle-income countries and does not specify the first postpartum year, so the source does not support an unqualified 15% upper limit across both periods. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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- Authors
- Jha, S., Salve, H. R., Goswami, K., Sagar, R., & Kant, S.
- Affiliations
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Corresponding author
- Salve, Harshal Ramesh
- Venue
- Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
- Published
- 2021-06
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 2319-2324
- ISSN
- 2249-4863 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC8284220
- OpenAlex
- W3185338125
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- 2026: 8 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 7
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Keywords
- common mental disorders, pregnancy, maternal mental health, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, prevalence, rural women, prenatal screening, Haryana
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