Publication date: Jun 01, 2026
Depressive symptoms are common in females after pregnancy loss. However, research on risk factors for developing a clinical depressive episode remains limited and with inconsistent findings. This study examined the association of demographic variables (like age), pregnancy-related factors (like number of miscarriages or stillbirths), clinical factors (like medical explanation for the pregnancy loss) and neuroticism (as a well-known risk factor for internalizing disorders) with a current major depressive episode and depression severity in 172 women with miscarriage or stillbirth within the previous year. Case-control study. Measures included the semi-structured diagnostic interview DIPS, the State-Trait Anxiety-Depression Inventory (STADI), the Short Version of the Big-Five Inventory (BFI-K). To identify predictors of depression, linear and logistic regression analyses were conducted. Lower medical support (p = . 041), higher stress immediately after the pregnancy loss (p = . 027) and higher neuroticism scores (p = . 008) were significant predictors of a current major depressive episode in woman with pregnancy loss. Incoherent farewell (p = . 043), a history of psychotherapy or psychiatric treatment in the last year (p = . 016) and higher neuroticism scores (p
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | miscarriages |
| disease | MESH | stillbirths |
| disease | MESH | included |
| disease | MESH | Anxiety |
| disease | MESH | Major Depressive Disorder |