Based on the findings of the SCOPE study (Screening for Pregnancy Endpoints), predecessor of IMPROvED, researchers were able to make the link between antenatal depression and preeclampsia and SGA in obese women. Stress and mental disorders during pregnancy have been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes; however little is known about how psychological factors interact with other maternal exposures, such as obesity. This study aimed to investigate the relationships between antenatal depression and preeclampsia and small for gestational age delivery (SGA), with BMI as an effect modifier.
Read the article, published in the November 2015 issue of the official journal of the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology.