Counselling for mild to moderate depression during pregnancy

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  1. Counselling for mild to moderate depression during pregnancy
Population:
Pregnant women with mild to moderate depression (diagnosed or symptoms measured with validated instruments)
Intervention:
Counselling
Comparison:
• Primary: no intervention, care as usual, or placebo
• Secondary: other treatment
Outcomes:
• Primary: degree of symptoms, diagnosis, quality of life (measured with validated instruments)
• Secondary: satisfaction with treatment, side effects, sick leave, parent’s attachment to the child (antenatal), suicidal ideation, suicide attempt or completed suicide

What evidence is needed?

More primary research is needed.

What evidence is available?

Reliable systematic reviews that show evidence gaps:

SBU. Förlossningsrädsla, depression och ångest under graviditet [Fear of childbirth, depression and anxiety during pregnancy: a systematic review and assessment of medical, economic, social and ethical aspects. An HTA Report]. Stockholm: Statens beredning för medicinsk och social utvärdering (SBU); 2021. SBU-rapport nr 322. ISBN 978-91-88437-66-2. More about the review

Reliable, but not updated, systematic reviews that show evidence gaps:

None identified

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