Risk Factors for Serious Psychological Distress among Pregnant Women and Mothers with Children less than One Year of Age: An Evaluation of National Health Interview Survey Data (1997-2016).

Objective: This study examined individual factors associated with serious psychological distress (SPD) in mothers.

Methods: The study used National Health Interview Survey data (1997-2016), with analysis being restricted to pregnant women and non-pregnant mothers whose youngest child was 12 months old or younger. The Andersen framework, a reliable tool to study health services, was used to examine the effect of individual predisposing, enabling, and need factors.