Parenting Journal · Volume 1 · Issue 5 · Licensed source edition
The effects of pregnancy discrimination on postpartum depressive symptoms: a follow-up study
Originally published 2022-11-08 · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BMC · DOI 10.1186/s12884-022-05148-2 ↗
Working-family evidence
Work, care and the whole person.
Follows reported pregnancy discrimination and depressive symptoms, highlighting precarious employment as an important context for dignity and protection.
Directly examines work and family life, parenting, caregiving or employment policies for families.
Editorial reading guide · Respect
Can a pregnant employee report unfair treatment without fearing for their job?
Follows reported pregnancy discrimination and depressive symptoms, highlighting precarious employment as an important context for dignity and protection.
Study context
285 women in Japan employed during pregnancy and surveyed again two months postpartum.
Age / stage: Pregnancy through two months postpartum.
Read with three questions
- Which 16 forms of disadvantageous treatment or harassment were included?
- How did associations differ between regular and non-regular employees?
- Why should modeled mediation through prenatal symptoms be interpreted cautiously?
Keep the limits in view
The self-selected pandemic-era cohort and self-reported exposures leave potential confounding; depressive symptoms are not proof of a clinical diagnosis or a causal discrimination effect.
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Yuko Kachi; Takeo Fujiwara; Akiomi Inoue; Sachiko Baba; Hisashi Eguchi; Hiroshi Ohta; Akizumi Tsutsumi (2022). The effects of pregnancy discrimination on postpartum depressive symptoms: a follow-up study BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-05148-2
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