U.S., Sept. 3 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07800299) titled 'Midwife-led Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Perinatal Depression. Multisite RCT' on Aug. 29.
Brief Summary: Perinatal depression, or depression during pregnancy and within one year following childbirth, is the most burdensome maternal mental illness. Women in low-income countries like Ethiopia have suffered from the disease. PND carries several negative outcomes on women's mental health condition, their household functioning, workplace efficiency, and relationships with their children and families. It also has adverse outcomes on fetal and neonatal health, such as intrauterine fetal growth restriction, increased risk of underw...