Depression and Anxiety in Early Pregnancy and Its Risk for Preeclampsia
Alawamir, A., Zakaria, N., Alsbhani, W., Khalifah, A., Almohamad, A., Al Shamrani, A., Al Lehabi, A., Althomali, R., Alghamdi, A., Al Matrafi, M., Othman, T., Almomen, S., Alhabshan, N., Alshinqeeti, N., Alnahari, G. (2017). Depression and Anxiety in Early Pregnancy and Its Risk for Preeclampsia. EKB Journal Management System, 67(2), 683-691. doi: 10.12816/0037822
Abdullah Mohammedalsasi A Alawamir; Nadia Issa Zakaria; Wafaa Mohammed Alsbhani; Arij Mohammed Khalifah; Asma Abdulkarim Almohamad; Adhwaa Ahmed M Al Shamrani; Afrah Muhaisen Al Lehabi; Ruya Abdulaziz Althomali; Alaa Abdullah Alghamdi; Mada Salim Al Matrafi; Tithkar Abdu Othman; Safa Abdulkhaleq Almomen; Norah Abdullah Alhabshan; Nameer Mohammed A Alshinqeeti; Ghadir Alwan Abdullah Alnahari. "Depression and Anxiety in Early Pregnancy and Its Risk for Preeclampsia". EKB Journal Management System, 67, 2, 2017, 683-691. doi: 10.12816/0037822
Alawamir, A., Zakaria, N., Alsbhani, W., Khalifah, A., Almohamad, A., Al Shamrani, A., Al Lehabi, A., Althomali, R., Alghamdi, A., Al Matrafi, M., Othman, T., Almomen, S., Alhabshan, N., Alshinqeeti, N., Alnahari, G. (2017). 'Depression and Anxiety in Early Pregnancy and Its Risk for Preeclampsia', EKB Journal Management System, 67(2), pp. 683-691. doi: 10.12816/0037822
Alawamir, A., Zakaria, N., Alsbhani, W., Khalifah, A., Almohamad, A., Al Shamrani, A., Al Lehabi, A., Althomali, R., Alghamdi, A., Al Matrafi, M., Othman, T., Almomen, S., Alhabshan, N., Alshinqeeti, N., Alnahari, G. Depression and Anxiety in Early Pregnancy and Its Risk for Preeclampsia. EKB Journal Management System, 2017; 67(2): 683-691. doi: 10.12816/0037822

Depression and Anxiety in Early Pregnancy and Its Risk for Preeclampsia

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 22, Volume 67, Issue 2, April 2017, Page 683-691  XML PDF (221.11 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.12816/0037822
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Authors
Abdullah Mohammedalsasi A Alawamir1; Nadia Issa Zakaria1; Wafaa Mohammed Alsbhani1; Arij Mohammed Khalifah2; Asma Abdulkarim Almohamad1; Adhwaa Ahmed M Al Shamrani1; Afrah Muhaisen Al Lehabi3; Ruya Abdulaziz Althomali3; Alaa Abdullah Alghamdi1; Mada Salim Al Matrafi1; Tithkar Abdu Othman4; Safa Abdulkhaleq Almomen5; Norah Abdullah Alhabshan6; Nameer Mohammed A Alshinqeeti7; Ghadir Alwan Abdullah Alnahari7
1Ibn Sina College – Jeddah
26th October University – Egypt
3Taif Collage – Taif
4Resident-Coordinator of Breastfeeding Support Program in Jazan Health
5King Faisal University
6Almareefa College
7Ibn Sina College
Abstract
    Handling depression is one of the greatest challenges facing pregnant women across the globe. The level of antenatal depression and anxiety has a prevalence rate of above five percent but less than twelve. Escalated depression has been associated with increasing maternal and infant mortality because of the development of secondary disorders such as preeclampsia and other obstetric-related conditions. The objective of this review was to determine the relationship that exists between depression and anxiety and preeclampsia in early pregnancy.
  The present paper draws conclusions on the etiology and potential predisposing factors of preeclampsia based on the studies consulted which ascertained the existence of a correlation between antenatal anxiety and depression and preeclampsia which should serve as the baseline for the assessment of the pathogenesis and future direction, the existing literature has
 
Keywords
preeclampsia; depression; Early Pregnancy
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