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Poor Postpartum Sleep Quality Predicts Subsequent Postpartum Depressive Symptoms in a High-Risk Sample
Author(s) -
Katherine M. McEvoy,
Divya Rayapati,
Katie O. Washington Cole,
Courtney Erdly,
Jennifer L. Payne,
Lauren M. Osborne
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.7924
Subject(s) - pittsburgh sleep quality index , postpartum depression , medicine , postpartum period , gerontology , mood , psychiatry , sleep quality , insomnia , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Postpartum depression (PPD) occurs in 15% to 20% of mothers worldwide and is associated with adverse outcomes for mother and child. Prior research has established a relationship between concurrent sleep quality and PPD. We conducted a secondary analysis in 45 women with mood disorders to study overall sleep quality (and individual components of sleep), measured in the early postpartum period, as a predictor of subsequent PPD.

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