|
Christensen et al, 2011 (29) |
Not specified |
3 |
1. Pregnancy high – high symptom levels antenatally, drops postnatally below risk cut-off (9.8%) |
| 2. Postpartum high – near cut-off antenatally, marked increase postnatally, decrease to initial levels at 12-month postpartum (10.2%) |
| 3. Perinatal low – never exceeds cut-off during pregnancy and postpartum period (80.0%) |
|
Glasheen et al, 2013 (21) |
Range of follow-up rate: 76-82% |
2 |
1. Low symptom group – low symptom levels, stable but small decrease over time (16.5%) |
| 2. High symptom group – higher scores, stable but small decrease over time (83.5%) |
|
Kuo et al, 2012 (26) |
One participant missing at first assessment, 7 missing at last assessment |
4 |
1. Low levels of depressive symptoms antenatally, slight decrease in first three days after birth, slight increase one Low risk week after birth (23.1%) group |
Low risk group |
| 2. Relatively low antenatally, slight decrease one day after birth and stabilises (43.0%) |
| 3. Moderate stable levels antenatally and postnatally (25.6%) |
High risk group |
| 4. High scores antenatally, increases one day after birth, group decreases 3 days after birth, slight increase to original levels at one week postpartum (8.3%) |
|
Kuo et al, 2014 (25) |
All participants completed 4 assessments, 102 (73%) completed 5 assessments |
3 |
1. Low depression – low levels stable over postpartum period (30.9%) |
| 2. Mild depression – mild levels stable over postpartum period (41.7%) |
| 3. High depression – high levels antenatally, slight decrease in first month postpartum, then stable (27.3%) |
|
Lee et al, 2014 (30) |
Mean assessments : AMP: 2.5; KAN-DO: 1.86 |
3 |
1. Stable-low symptoms throughout postpartum period (82.5%) |
| 2. Decreasing symptoms throughout postpartum period (7.3%) |
| 3. Increasing symptoms throughout postpartum period (10.2%) |
|
Marcus et al, 2011 (22) |
140 (91%)participants had at least 2 assessments |
3 |
1. Low depression - low stable non-depressive during pregnancy (36.0%) |
| 2. Intermediate depression - intermediate-stable depressive during pregnancy (56.0%) |
| 3. High depression - high-elevated depressive during pregnancy (8.0%) |
|
Mora et al, 2009 (24) |
More than 85% completed at least 2 assessments, 48% completed 4 assessments |
5 |
1. Chronic – persistently high level of depressive symptoms antenatally and postnatally (7.0%) |
| 2. Antepartum - depressive symptomatology present only at first antenatal visit (6.0%) |
| 3. Postpartum – depressive symptoms present within 6 weeks of delivery, subsides over time (9.0%) |
| 4. Late – low levels of depressive symptoms antenatally, increase in second year postpartum (7.0%) |
| 5. Never – continuous low levels of depressive symptoms (71.0%) |
|
Parade et al, 2014 (23) |
Not specified |
2 |
1. Consistently low levels of depressive symptoms antenatally and postnatally |
| 2. Elevated levels of depressive symptoms during pregnancy, temporary decline around birth, elevated again at 6-month postpartum |
|
Ramos-Marcuse et al, 2010 (31) |
82% did 2 assessments, 70% did all 3 assessments |
3 |
1. Low depressive symptoms – stable low symptom levels (40.9%) |
| 2. Medium depressive symptoms - just below cut-off after birth, decrease over postpartum period, remain below cut-off at 6 month postpartum (45.3%) |
| 3. High depressive symptoms – symptom levels above cut-off which increase over the postpartum period (13.8%) |
|
Sutter-Dallay et al, 2012 (27) |
Not specified |
4 |
1. Postpartum - lowest levels of the sample in third trimester, increase rapidly to reach maximum level at one year postpartum (4.0%) |
| 2. Never * – below cut-off with low decrease over postpartum period (72.0%) |
| 3. Antepartum – high average levels during pregnancy, decrease until one year postpartum (still above cut-off), increase slightly after that (21.0%) |
| 4. Chronic – stable high symptom levels from the end of pregnancy to 2 years postpartum (3.0%) |
|
Vänskä et al, 2011 (28) |
788 (98%) completed first assessment, 81.6% the 67.7% the completed all assessments |
8 (4 + 4 in 1) |
1. Stable low levels of mental health problems antenatally and postnatally (75.7%) |
| 2. Prenatal mental health problems (5.8%) |
| 3. Early postpartum mental health problems (8.7%) |
| 4. Late postpartum mental health problems (5.6%) |
| 5. Heterogeneous high levels of mental health problems (combined group of 4 classes) (4.2%) |
