Association of antenatal depression with adverse consequences for the mother and newborn in rural Ghana: Findings from the DON population-based cohort study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  Weobong, Benedict ^a,c   Ten Asbroek, Augustinus H A ^b   Soremekun, Seyi ^c   Manu, Alexander A ^a,c   Owusu Agyei, Seth ^a,c   Prince, Martin ^d   Kirkwood, Betty R ^c  

^a KINTAMPO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTENATAL DEPRESSION; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DSM-IV; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DISORDER; PUERPERAL DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION;

COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84920116087     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116333     Document Type: Article

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