The risk of antenatal depression among the iron deficient anaemic pregnant women: An evolving correlation

Publication date: Available online 10 July 2019Source: Current Medicine Research and PracticeAuthor(s): Roopa Satyanarayan Basutkar, Pooja Sudarsan, Chris Elizabeth Vinod, Resia Varghese, Divaya Perumal, P. SivasankaranAbstractDepression is one of the most common turmoil encountered by pregnant women. Mothers’ suffering from antenatal depression holds a greater risk in developing postpartum depression. This increases the need for early detection of antenatal depression which could reduce further complications. Though there are several aetiologies for antenatal depression, iron deficiency anaemia proves to be an emerging correlation. It is hypothesised that an altered myelination induced by iron deprivation, dysregulates the release of neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine leading to depression. Out of the four literatures reviewed, two studies portrayed an association between iron deficiency anaemia and antenatal depression. The remaining two literatures showed the relation between antenatal depression and its complications in the infants. In this review article, we intend to establish an association between iron deficiency anaemia and antenatal depression.
Source: Current Medicine Research and Practice - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research