TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of assisted reproductive technology and of women's quality of life on depressive symptoms in the early postpartum period
T2 - A prospective case-control study
AU - Monti, Fiorella
AU - Agostini, Francesca
AU - Paterlini, Marcella
AU - Andrei, Federica
AU - De Pascalis, Leonardo
AU - Palomba, Stefano
AU - La Sala, Giovanni Battista
PY - 2015/5/1
Y1 - 2015/5/1
N2 - This study explored the influence of both assisted reproductive technology (ART) and reduced quality of life (QoL) during pregnancy on postpartum blues (PPB). Sixty-three sub-fertile patients who conceived through ART and 72 women who naturally conceived were enrolled in this prospective study. At 22nd and 32nd gestational weeks, women completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the Short-Form 36 (SF-36), to investigate depressive symptoms and QoL, respectively; EPDS was again used at 15 days after birth to assess PPB. At both time points, higher EPDS scores and lower mental well-being scores (SF-36) significantly predicted PPB. The number of previous ART cycles emerged as the strongest predictor, whereas no significant effect was observed for the conceiving method. The results suggest the usefulness of assessing QoL during pregnancy and considering previous ART failures in preventing PPB.
AB - This study explored the influence of both assisted reproductive technology (ART) and reduced quality of life (QoL) during pregnancy on postpartum blues (PPB). Sixty-three sub-fertile patients who conceived through ART and 72 women who naturally conceived were enrolled in this prospective study. At 22nd and 32nd gestational weeks, women completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the Short-Form 36 (SF-36), to investigate depressive symptoms and QoL, respectively; EPDS was again used at 15 days after birth to assess PPB. At both time points, higher EPDS scores and lower mental well-being scores (SF-36) significantly predicted PPB. The number of previous ART cycles emerged as the strongest predictor, whereas no significant effect was observed for the conceiving method. The results suggest the usefulness of assessing QoL during pregnancy and considering previous ART failures in preventing PPB.
KW - Assisted reproductive technology
KW - Infertility
KW - Pregnancy
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U2 - 10.3109/09513590.2014.1000850
DO - 10.3109/09513590.2014.1000850
M3 - Article
C2 - 25625377
AN - SCOPUS:84931403687
VL - 31
SP - 374
EP - 378
JO - Gynecological Endocrinology
JF - Gynecological Endocrinology
SN - 0951-3590
IS - 5
ER -