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, Divya 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. Although there are several aetiologies for antenatal depression, iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) 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. Of the four literature studies reviewed, two studies portrayed an association between IDA and antenatal depression. The remaining two literature studies showed the relation between antenatal depression and its complications in the infants. In this review article, we intend to establish an association between IDA and antenatal depression.
Source: Current Medicine Research and Practice - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research