Association of Perceived Lack of Paternal Support After Stillbirth With Maternal Postpartum Depression or Anxiety

Adam K Lewkowitz; Tess E K Cersonsky; Uma M Reddy; Robert L Goldenberg; Donald J Dudley; Robert M Silver; Nina K Ayala; Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.31111

Association of Perceived Lack of Paternal Support After Stillbirth With Maternal Postpartum Depression or Anxiety

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Sep 1;5(9):e2231111. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.31111.

Authors

Adam K Lewkowitz¹, Tess E K Cersonsky², Uma M Reddy³, Robert L Goldenberg³, Donald J Dudley⁴, Robert M Silver⁵, Nina K Ayala¹; Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
² Department of Medical Education, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
³ Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Columbia University School of Medicine, New York, New York.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
⁵ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines the incidence of postpartum depression and anxiety in women who perceive a lack paternal support after stillbirth.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders
Depression, Postpartum* / epidemiology
Fathers
Female
Humans
Male
Pregnancy
Stillbirth / epidemiology

Grants and funding

K23 HD103961/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States