Psychosocial and peripartum determinants of postpartum depression: Findings from a prospective population-based cohort. The ABCD study.

Background: Postpartum depression is prevalent and concerns a serious health problem for women and their families. The current large-scale birth cohort study investigated: (1) the associations of various potential determinants of postpartum depression using a multidimensional approach, and (2) the individual contribution of obstetric and perinatal determinants and pregnancy-specific anxiety to the risk of postpartum depression.

Methods: This study was based on a large-scale birth cohort study in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (ABCD-study).