Depression and anxiety during pregnancy

Young women are more likely than men to experience depression and anxiety during pregnancy, a new study suggests.

A unique project following women in their pregnancy in the 1990s, and their daughters as they become mothers

One quarter of women who become pregnant before the age of 24 today "high depressive symptoms" compared to 17 percent in the original group, the team from the University of Bristol Found.

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Understanding these topics is a vital cause of depression in pregnancy and has a "significant impact" on both mother and child, said the authors of the research – published in JAMA Open Network on Frid ay.

"It's driven by a particular cluster of issues; feeling overwhelmed, not being able to sleep, things getting on top of you, and stress, "Dr. Rebecca Pearson, a lecturer in psychiatric epidemiology at the university's medical school told The Independent.

"If we think what's changed, the female workforce has grown to be one of the world's most important aspirations and aspirations – and that is becoming a reality. 19659002] "The other is one of practicality of having to go to work;

The findings show that issues of low mood and sadness.

Dr. Pearson added: " Our findings suggest this, and what women are feeling, is much more in the field of anxiety and stress. Women are not coming forward because they do not know what they are, and they are not coming forward for help. "

" Given that depression is important in this area. for health services. "

The findings are drawn from the Bristol Children of the 1990s and are thought to be the only study in the world to have identically tested

Using responses from 2,390 of the They have been recruited to the original study, they compared them with 180 of their daughters, or its partners, who became pregnant by the age of 24, between 2012 and 2016 and found that having high depressive symptoms was 51 percent more common in the current generation.

If their mother was depressed in pregnancy,

The Bristol team said this marks the beginnings of a new wave of health and social science

Clare Dolman, vice chairwoman of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance, said: "This is an important piece of research from the University of Bristol on depression in pregnancy.

"It is vital now to go further and look at the possible causes of this increase to help motto interventions to break the inter-generational cycle."