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. 2019 Oct 10;65(3):149–163. doi: 10.1177/0706743719877029

Table 1b.

Characteristics of Postnatal Studies.

Author, Year, Country Study Design Indigenous Group (n) Comparison Group(s), (n) Mental Health Outcomes Time Point Measure(s) Effect Estimates: Indigenous vs. Comparison Risk of Bias
Liu et al., 2018, United States47 Prospective cohort Asian/Pacific Islander (463) White (838), Hispanic (985), Black (724) Postnatal depression 3.9 months postpartum (average) PRAMS-3D 16.8% vs. 16.8% Low
Liu et al., 2016, United States44 Prospective cohort Asian/Pacific Islander (516) White (799), Hispanic (596), Black (464) Postnatal depression 9.3 weeks postpartum (average) Two items from PHQ (depression and loss of interest) 7.6% vs. 9.5% Low
Abbott and Williams, 2006, New Zealand36 Prospective cohort Samoan (646), Tongan (285), Cook Islands Maori (227), Niuean (59), Other Pacific (47) Non-Pacific (99) Postnatal depression 6 weeks postpartum EPDS (≥13) 16.1% vs. 21.2% Low
Hayes et al., 2010, United States 45 Prospective cohort Hawaiian (1,549), Other Pacific Islander (278), Samoan (165) Filipino (1,394), White (1,345), Japanese (830), Chinese (775), Korean (340), Black (147), Hispanic (117), Other Asian (110), Other (101) Postnatal depression Early postpartum Two items from PHQ (depression and loss of interest) 47.2% vs. 44.1% High
Roberson et al., 2016, United States46 Prospective cohort Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (20,851) White (12,813), Filipina (9,922), Japanese (5,191), Other Asian (4,034), Other (2,880) Postnatal depression
3 to 4 months postpartum (average) Hawaii PRAMS Depression Scale (≥10) 9.4% vs. 8.8%
High
Stock et al., 2013, Australia34 Cross-sectional Indigenous (3) Non-Indigenous (197) Postnatal depression 3.6 months postpartum (average) EPDS (≥13) 66.7% vs. 15.2% High
Wei et al., 2008, United States48 Cross-sectional Lumbee Tribe (305) African-American (142), Hispanic (81), White (51), Non-Hispanic Other (7) Postnatal depression 6 weeks postpartum PDSS (≥60) 29.2% vs. 20.7% High
Huang et al., 2007, United States42 Prospective cohort American Indian (267), Asian and Pacific Islander (37) Non-Hispanic White (3,918), Non-Hispanic Black (1,274), Hispanics (1,246), Non-Hispanic Asians (918) Postnatal depression 6 to 12 months postpartum CES-D 47.4% vs. 41.5% High
Wang et al., 2003, China and Taiwan49 Cross-sectional Aborigines—Pingtung County (99) Taiwanese (210), Chinese (196) Postnatal depression
6 weeks postpartum BDI (≥10) 59.6% vs. 35.0% High
Sugarman et al., 1994, United States43 Cross-sectional American Indian (444) Black (3,849), White (3,489) Postnatal depression Up to 1 year postpartum CES-D (≥16) 32.0% vs. 27.9% High
Webster et al., 1994, New Zealand38 Cross-sectional Maori (42) European (163) Postnatal depression 4 weeks postpartum EPDS (≥13) 14.3% vs. 6.1% High
Onoye et al., 2009, United States31 Prospective cohort Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (22) Asian (20), Caucasian (12) (a) Postnatal depression
(b) Postnatal PTSD
(c) Postnatal anxiety
(d) Postnatal alcohol use
4 to 8 weeks postpartum (a) CES-D (≥16)
(b) Traumatic Life Events Questionnaire + PTSD Checklist–Civilian
(c) STAI (≥40)
(d) TWEAK (≥2)
(a) 31.8% vs. 15.6%
(b) 4.5% vs. 0%
(c) 31.8% vs. 12.5%
(d) 9.1% vs. 15.6%
High