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Psychosocial determinants of sustained maternal functional impairment: Longitudinal findings from a pregnancy-birth cohort study in rural Pakistan.

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Hagaman, A; Gallis, JA; Bhalotra, S; Baranov, V; Turner, EL; Sikander, S; Maselko, J
Published in: PLoS One
2019

Function is an important marker of health throughout the life course, however, in low-and-middle-income-countries, little is known about the burden of functional impairment as women transition from pregnancy to the first year post-partum. Leveraging longitudinal data from 960 women participating in the Share Child Cohort in Pakistan, this study sought to (1) characterize functional trajectories over time among women in their perinatal period and (2) assess predictors of chronic poor functioning following childbirth. We used a group-based trajectory modeling approach to examine maternal patterns of function from the third trimester of pregnancy through 12 months post-partum. Three trajectory groups were found: persistently well-functioning (51% of women), poor functioning with recovery (39% of women), and chronically poor functioning (10% of women). When compared to mothers in the highest functioning group, psychosocial characteristics (e.g., depression, stress, and serious life events) were significantly associated with sustained poor functioning one-year following child-birth. Mothers living in nuclear households were more likely to experience chronic poor functioning. Higher education independently predicted maternal function recovery, even when controlling for psychosocial characteristics. Education, above and beyond socio-economic assets, appears to play an important protective role in maternal functional trajectories following childbirth. Public health implications related to maternal function and perinatal mental health are discussed.

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PLoS One

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EISSN

1932-6203

Publication Date

2019

Volume

14

Issue

11

Start / End Page

e0225163

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Women's Health
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Rural Population
  • Psychology, Social
  • Pregnancy
  • Peripartum Period
  • Pakistan
  • Mental Health
  • Humans
  • General Science & Technology
 

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Hagaman, A., Gallis, J. A., Bhalotra, S., Baranov, V., Turner, E. L., Sikander, S., & Maselko, J. (2019). Psychosocial determinants of sustained maternal functional impairment: Longitudinal findings from a pregnancy-birth cohort study in rural Pakistan. PLoS One, 14(11), e0225163. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225163
Hagaman, Ashley, John A. Gallis, Sonia Bhalotra, Victoria Baranov, Elizabeth L. Turner, Siham Sikander, and Joanna Maselko. “Psychosocial determinants of sustained maternal functional impairment: Longitudinal findings from a pregnancy-birth cohort study in rural Pakistan.PLoS One 14, no. 11 (2019): e0225163. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225163.
Hagaman A, Gallis JA, Bhalotra S, Baranov V, Turner EL, Sikander S, et al. Psychosocial determinants of sustained maternal functional impairment: Longitudinal findings from a pregnancy-birth cohort study in rural Pakistan. PLoS One. 2019;14(11):e0225163.
Hagaman, Ashley, et al. “Psychosocial determinants of sustained maternal functional impairment: Longitudinal findings from a pregnancy-birth cohort study in rural Pakistan.PLoS One, vol. 14, no. 11, 2019, p. e0225163. Pubmed, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0225163.
Hagaman A, Gallis JA, Bhalotra S, Baranov V, Turner EL, Sikander S, Maselko J. Psychosocial determinants of sustained maternal functional impairment: Longitudinal findings from a pregnancy-birth cohort study in rural Pakistan. PLoS One. 2019;14(11):e0225163.

Published In

PLoS One

DOI

EISSN

1932-6203

Publication Date

2019

Volume

14

Issue

11

Start / End Page

e0225163

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Women's Health
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Rural Population
  • Psychology, Social
  • Pregnancy
  • Peripartum Period
  • Pakistan
  • Mental Health
  • Humans
  • General Science & Technology