What did the study find? <\/h2>\n
623 participants took part in the study. The main findings were:<\/p>\n
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- Emotional regulation remained relatively stable over the perinatal period, with no significant differences between 16-25 weeks of pregnancy and 17-25 weeks after birth. <\/li>\n
- Difficulties in emotional regulation measured during the second trimester were associated with higher levels of perinatal depressive symptoms up to 14-23 weeks after birth. <\/li>\n
- Women who experienced depression after birth had more difficulties regulating their emotions during pregnancy than women who did not experience perinatal depression. Difficulties with emotional regulation were greatest among women who experienced persistent depressive symptoms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Why does this matter? <\/h2>\n
This study suggests that difficulties in emotional regulation during the second trimester of pregnancy may be an early indicator for depressive symptoms after birth. Assessing emotional regulation during pregnancy could therefore help identify women who may be at greater risk of developing depressive symptoms, allowing support to be offered earlier. Future research could explore how this screening could be used in clinical practice, and which groups of women would benefit most from these interventions.<\/p>\n
Read the paper:\u00a0Emotion regulation is robustly associated with perinatal depressive symptoms in a Swedish national cohort<\/a> (Nature.com)<\/p>\n
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