2022
Mother-in-law childcare and perinatal depression in rural Pakistan
Chung E, Hagaman A, Bibi A, Frost A, Haight S, Sikander S, Maselko J. Mother-in-law childcare and perinatal depression in rural Pakistan. Women's Health 2022, 18: 17455057221141288. PMID: 36468464, PMCID: PMC9726850, DOI: 10.1177/17455057221141288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerinatal depressionMaternal mental healthMonths postpartumMental healthImmediate postpartum periodFirst year postpartumStructured Clinical InterviewCross-sectional associationsHigh motherMental Disorders-IVYear postpartumLife Events ChecklistPostpartum periodMajor depressionPerinatal periodMaternal depressionLow prevalenceBirth cohortClinical InterviewLow motherPostpartumRural PakistanStatistical ManualDepressionMothers
2021
Longitudinal effects of perinatal social support on maternal depression: a marginal structural modelling approach
Hagaman A, LeMasters K, Zivich PN, Sikander S, Bates LM, Bhalotra S, Chung EO, Zaidi A, Maselko J. Longitudinal effects of perinatal social support on maternal depression: a marginal structural modelling approach. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2021, 75: 936-943. PMID: 33712512, PMCID: PMC8434957, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2020-215836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal Social Support IndexMonths postpartumPerinatal periodMaternal depressionProtective effectSocial supportCohort of womenMajor depressive disorderStructured Clinical InterviewYear of childbirthSubsequent maternal depressionComplex bidirectional relationshipSustained social supportFuture depressive episodesSocial Support IndexMarginal structural modelsPerinatal depressionThird trimesterDecreased riskImportant protective factorDepressive episodeDepressive disorderPostpartum depressionHigh burdenClinical Interview
2020
Maternal depression in rural Pakistan: the protective associations with cultural postpartum practices
LeMasters K, Andrabi N, Zalla L, Hagaman A, Chung EO, Gallis JA, Turner EL, Bhalotra S, Sikander S, Maselko J. Maternal depression in rural Pakistan: the protective associations with cultural postpartum practices. BMC Public Health 2020, 20: 68. PMID: 31941468, PMCID: PMC6964000, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-8176-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive episodePostpartum depressionTraditional postpartum practicesMonths postpartumSymptom severityLower symptom severityPostpartum practicesMaternal mental healthPatient Health QuestionnaireSocial supportStructured Clinical InterviewDepression symptom severityResultsEighty-nine percentCohort studyThird trimesterDepressive episodePrenatal depressionDepression statusHealth QuestionnaireProtective associationMaternal depressionLower oddsAdjusted modelClinical InterviewDays postpartum