Racial and Ethnic Differences in Factors Associated With Early Postpartum Depressive Symptoms

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Authors

Elizabeth A. Howell · Mount Sinai Medical Center

Abstract

African-American and Hispanic mothers are at higher risk for reporting early postpartum depressive symptoms as compared with white mothers. Factors associated with these symptoms are similar among African-American, Hispanic, and white mothers.

Topics & Keywords

Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Infant Development and Preterm Care

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volume 105, Issue 6, pp. 1442-1450

DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000164050.34126.37

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