Anxiety and depressed mood in obese pregnant women: A prospective controlled cohort study
Bogaerts,A.F.L. Devlieger,R. Nuyts,E. Witters,I. Gyselaers,W. Guelinckx,I. Van den Bergh,B.R.H.
Bogaerts,A.F.L.
Devlieger,R.
Nuyts,E.
Witters,I.
Gyselaers,W.
Guelinckx,I.
Van den Bergh,B.R.H.
Abstract
Background: The psychological health in obese women during pregnancy has been poorly studied. Objective: To compare levels of anxiety and depressed mood during pregnancy in obese versus normal-weight women. Methods: 63 obese pregnant women and 156 normal-weight controls were included prospectively before 15 weeks of gestation. Levels of state and trait anxiety and depressed mood were measured during the first, second and third trimester of pregnancy. A linear mixed-effect model with repeated measures was used to evaluate group differences. Results: The levels of state anxiety significantly increased from trimester 1 to trimester 3 in obese pregnant women (beta = 3.70; p = 0.007), while this parameter remained constant throughout pregnancy in normal-weight women. Levels of trait anxiety and depressed mood significantly decreased from trimester 1 to trimester 2 in controls, but not in obese pregnant women. Variables such as maternal education, ethnicity, marital state, psychological history and miscarriages, parity and smoking behaviour had significant effects on anxiety and/or depressed moods during pregnancy. Obese pregnant women show higher levels of anxiety and depressive symptomatology compared to normal-weight pregnant women. Conclusion: Interventional programmes aiming at preventing the deleterious influence of maternal obesity on perinatal outcomes should include a psycho-educational program specifically tailored to this high-risk group.
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2013
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SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Bogaerts, A F L, Devlieger, R, Nuyts, E, Witters, I, Gyselaers, W, Guelinckx, I & Van den Bergh, B R H 2013, 'Anxiety and depressed mood in obese pregnant women : A prospective controlled cohort study', Obesity Facts, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 152-164. https://doi.org/10.1159/000346315