Maternal mental disorders and pregnancy outcomes: a clinical study in a Japanese population.

Aim: To assess the maternal and neonatal outcomes of pregnant women with mental disorders in Japan.

Material And Methods: We conducted this retrospective cohort study to examine the patients who delivered at Nagoya University Hospital (2005-2009). Thereafter, the patients without any complications other than mental disorders and with several sources of psychiatric information were included in the present series, and the maternal and neonatal outcomes between patients with or without maternal mental disorders were compared.