Women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are burdened with several risk
factors related to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) including overweight and high parity …

Obesity and depression are prevalent complications during pregnancy and associated with
severe health risks for the mother and the child. The co-occurrence of both conditions may …

BackgroundPrevious studies have linked maternal obesity with depressive symptoms during
and after pregnancy. It remains unknown whether obesity associates with consistently …

Obesity is currently one of the most serious health problems, affecting 13% of the world's
adult population. Obesity is characterized by persistent low‐grade chronic inflammation that …

Background Postpartum depression (PPD) reportedly affects between 6.5–19% of all new
mothers. Identifying those at greatest risk for PPD has implications for prevention, early …

Aims Obesity‐related complications have been identified across the entire childbearing
journey. This study investigated changes in obesity prevalence and their impact on obstetric …

Background Limited research has focused on longitudinal interrelations between perceived
social support, perceived stress, and depressive symptoms beyond the first postpartum …

Objective. To investigate the relationship between weight gain in pregnancy and postpartum
depression (PPD) in normal and overweight pregnant women. Methods. The participants of …

Objectives Increasing evidence supports a bidirectional relationship between major
depressive disorder (MDD) and obesity, but the role of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) as a …

This was an observational, longitudinal study investigated the association between anxiety
and depression in trimesters of pregnancy and early postpartum with weight retention 1 year …