Depression in Women with Recurrent Miscarriages - an Exploratory Study

• Autor(a) principal: Carvalho, Ariel Cesar de [UNIFESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Silva, Michele Eugenio da [UNIFESP], Matos, Barbara Magueta [UNIFESP], de Campos Bottino, Cassio Machado, Abrahão, Anelise Riedel [UNIFESP], Cohrs, Frederico Molina [UNIFESP], Bottino, Sara Mota Borges [UNIFESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1597667; https://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/56563
• topic: habitual abortion; post partum depression; violence against women; mental health; smoking

Objective To assess depression, domestic violence and the use of substances in women with recurrent miscarriages. Methods The Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS), the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) were used to assess violence, depression and the use of substances among women with recurrent miscarriages. The population corresponded to patients receiving prenatal care from June to August 2014. Multiple logistic regression was used to assess the multivariable relationship between depression and sociodemographic, psychosocial and medical characteristics (p < 0,10). Results The prevalence of depression was of 41.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 28.3-55.7%). One third of the pregnant women (32.6%) reported emotional or physical violence, and 13% were classified as abusing or addicted to tobacco according to ASSIST. History of psychiatric diseases was associated with depression (p = 0.005). Violence during life demonstrated a modest association (p = 0.073) with depression, as well as the number of miscarriages (p = 0.071). Conclusion Depression is a frequent disease among pregnant women with recurrent miscarriages. The results of this investigation suggest that a systematic assessment of depression and its associated conditions, such as domestic violence and the use of substances, should be part of the prenatal follow-up visits for women with recurrent miscarriages.