TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of prenatal and postpartum depression in fathers
T2 - A comprehensive meta-analysis of observational surveys
AU - Rao, Wen-Wang
AU - Zhu, Xiao-Min
AU - Zong, Qian-Qian
AU - Zhang, Qinge
AU - Hall, Brian J.
AU - Ungvari, Gabor S.
AU - Xiang, Yu-Tao
PY - 2020/2/15
Y1 - 2020/2/15
N2 - Background: Increasing attention has been paid to maternal prenatal and postpartum depressive symptoms (depression thereafter), but little is known about the prevalence of paternal prenatal and postpartum depression. To fill this gap, the current study meta-analyzed the worldwide prevalence of prenatal and postpartum depression in fathers.Methods: Studies that reported paternal depression occurring between the first trimester and the first postpartum year were identified by searching both international (PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science and EMBASE) and Chinese (WanFang and CNKI) databases between their inception date and July 1, 2018. A random-effects model was used to calculate pooled estimates and 95% confidence intervals.Results: Forty-seven studies with 20,728 subjects were included in the meta-analysis. The prevalence of prenatal depression in fathers was 9.76% in all three trimesters, 13.59% in the first, 11.31% in the second and 10.12% in the third trimester. The prevalence of postpartum depression was 8.75% within a whole year, 8.98% within one-month, 7.82% between one-and three months, 9.23% between three months and six months and 8.40% between six months to twelve months after child-birth. The prevalence of paternal postpartum depression was moderated by year of publication, study area, age of fathers of >= 18 years, quality assessment score and mean age (all PConclusions: This meta-analysis found that the prevalence of prenatal and postpartum depression in fathers was relatively common. Regular screening, effective prevention and appropriate treatment need to be implemented in this population.
AB - Background: Increasing attention has been paid to maternal prenatal and postpartum depressive symptoms (depression thereafter), but little is known about the prevalence of paternal prenatal and postpartum depression. To fill this gap, the current study meta-analyzed the worldwide prevalence of prenatal and postpartum depression in fathers.Methods: Studies that reported paternal depression occurring between the first trimester and the first postpartum year were identified by searching both international (PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science and EMBASE) and Chinese (WanFang and CNKI) databases between their inception date and July 1, 2018. A random-effects model was used to calculate pooled estimates and 95% confidence intervals.Results: Forty-seven studies with 20,728 subjects were included in the meta-analysis. The prevalence of prenatal depression in fathers was 9.76% in all three trimesters, 13.59% in the first, 11.31% in the second and 10.12% in the third trimester. The prevalence of postpartum depression was 8.75% within a whole year, 8.98% within one-month, 7.82% between one-and three months, 9.23% between three months and six months and 8.40% between six months to twelve months after child-birth. The prevalence of paternal postpartum depression was moderated by year of publication, study area, age of fathers of >= 18 years, quality assessment score and mean age (all PConclusions: This meta-analysis found that the prevalence of prenatal and postpartum depression in fathers was relatively common. Regular screening, effective prevention and appropriate treatment need to be implemented in this population.
KW - Prenatal
KW - Postpartum
KW - Paternal
KW - Depression
KW - Meta-analysis
KW - COMMON MENTAL-DISORDERS
KW - POSTNATAL DEPRESSION
KW - PATERNAL DEPRESSION
KW - MATERNAL DEPRESSION
KW - CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
KW - 1ST-TIME FATHERS
KW - SYMPTOMS
KW - MOTHERS
KW - INFANT
KW - ASSOCIATION
U2 - 10.1016/j.jad.2019.10.030
DO - 10.1016/j.jad.2019.10.030
M3 - Article
C2 - 31757623
SN - 0165-0327
VL - 263
SP - 491
EP - 499
JO - Journal of Affective Disorders
JF - Journal of Affective Disorders
ER -