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Introduction

General overview of depression can be found in the main article.

Epidemiology

  • The incidence of MDD during pregnancy is 7.5%, while period prevalence is 12.7%.
  • Depression during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of pre-term birth and low-birth weight (Meta-analysis, Grote 2010)


Treatment

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