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. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 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". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 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', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 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. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2017; 67(2): 683-691. doi: 10.12816/0037822
Depression and Anxiety in Early Pregnancy and Its Risk for Preeclampsia
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