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The impact of psychosocial stressors on postpartum weight retention
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The impact of psychosocial stressors on postpartum weight retention

Neal D Goldstein, Stephanie Rogers and Deborah B Ehrenthal
Archives of women's mental health, v 19(4), pp 691-694
Aug 2016
PMID: 26907459
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https://europepmc.org/articles/pmc4965304View
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Abstract

Adult Depression, Postpartum - etiology Depression, Postpartum - physiopathology Depression, Postpartum - psychology Female Humans Pregnancy Quality of Life Stress, Psychological - complications Surveys and Questionnaires Weight Gain
Excessive gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention are implicated in future morbidity in women. To understand whether psychosocial stressors contribute to weight retention, we used data collected in a cohort of postpartum women and analyzed measures of stress, depression, social support, and health-related quality of life. Depressive symptoms at delivery and worse health-related quality of life and lower stress at 3 months postpartum were associated with 3-month weight retention. Interventions targeting depression and improving quality of life may further reduce weight retained.

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Psychiatry
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