Depression, Obesity and Their Comorbidity During Pregnancy: Effects on the Offspring's Mental and Physical Health

Overview

Journal Mol Psychiatry

Specialties Molecular Biology
Psychiatry

Date 2020 Jul 8

PMID 32632208

Citations 27

Authors

Nadia Cattane

Katri Raikkonen

Roberta Anniverno

Claudio Mencacci

Marco A Riva

Carmine M Pariante

Annamaria Cattaneo

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Abstract

Depression and obesity represent two of the most common complications during pregnancy and are associated with severe health risks for both the mother and the child. Although several studies have analysed the individual effects of depression or obesity on the mothers and their children, the effects associated with the co-occurrence of both disorders have so far been poorly investigated. The relationship between depression and obesity is very complex and it is still unclear whether maternal depression leads to obesity or vice versa. It is well known that the intrauterine environment plays an important role in mediating the effects of both depression and obesity in the mother on the fetal programming, increasing the child's risk to develop negative outcomes.

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