Open AccessDepressive symptoms and gestational length among pregnant adolescents: Cluster randomized control trial of CenteringPregnancy® plus group prenatal care.
Author(s) -
Jennifer N. Felder,
Elissa S. Epel,
Judith A. Lewis,
Shayna D. Cunningham,
Jonathan N. Tobin,
Sharon Schindler Rising,
Melanie Thomas,
Jeannette R. Ickovics
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.582
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1939-2117
pISSN - 0022-006X
DOI - 10.1037/ccp0000191
Subject(s) - randomized controlled trial , medicine , pregnancy , prenatal care , obstetrics , gestation , edinburgh postnatal depression scale , gestational age , depression (economics) , psycinfo , center for epidemiologic studies depression scale , pediatrics , depressive symptoms , psychiatry , population , medline , anxiety , genetics , environmental health , macroeconomics , political science , law , economics , biology
Depressive symptoms are associated with preterm birth among adults. Pregnant adolescents have high rates of depressive symptoms and low rates of treatment; however, few interventions have targeted this vulnerable group. Objectives are to: (a) examine impact of CenteringPregnancy® Plus group prenatal care on perinatal depressive symptoms compared to individual prenatal care; and (b) determine effects of depressive symptoms on gestational age and preterm birth among pregnant adolescents.