Title
Association of peripartum synthetic oxytocin administration and depressive and anxiety disorders within the first postpartum year
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Quantitative Health Sciences; Department of Information Technology; Department of Psychiatry; Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Publication Date
2017-02-01
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications | Maternal and Child Health | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Psychiatry and Psychology | Translational Medical Research | Women's Health
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Due to its potent effects on social behavior, including maternal behavior, oxytocin has been identified as a potential mediator of postpartum depression and anxiety. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between peripartum synthetic oxytocin administration and the development of depressive and anxiety disorders within the first year postpartum. We hypothesized that women exposed to peripartum synthetic oxytocin would have a reduced risk of postpartum depressive and anxiety disorders compared with those without any exposure.
METHODS: Population-based data available through the Massachusetts Integrated Clinical Academic Research Database (MiCARD) were used to retrospectively (2005-2014) examine this relationship and calculate the relative risk of peripartum synthetic oxytocin for the development of postpartum depressive and anxiety disorders in exposed (n = 9,684) compared to unexposed (n = 37,048) deliveries.
RESULTS: Among deliveries to women with a history of prepregnancy depressive or anxiety disorder, exposure to peripartum oxytocin increased the risk of postpartum depressive or anxiety disorder by 36% (relative risk (RR): 1.36; 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.20-1.55). In deliveries to women with no history of prepregnancy depressive or anxiety disorder, exposure to peripartum oxytocin increased the risk of postpartum depressive or anxiety disorder by 32% compared to those not exposed (RR: 1.32; 95% CI: 1.23-1.42).
CONCLUSIONS: Contrary to our hypothesis, results indicate that women with peripartum exposure to synthetic oxytocin had a higher relative risk of receiving a documented depressive or anxiety disorder diagnosis or antidepressant/anxiolytic prescription within the first year postpartum than women without synthetic oxytocin exposure.
Keywords
UMCCTS funding, anxiety/anxiety disorders, biological markers, depression, maternal-child, pregnancy and postpartum
DOI of Published Version
10.1002/da.22599
Source
Depress Anxiety. 2017 Feb;34(2):137-146. doi: 10.1002/da.22599. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Depression and anxiety
Related Resources
PubMed ID
28133901
Repository Citation
Kroll-Desrosiers A, Nephew BC, Babb JA, Guilarte-Walker Y, Moore Simas TA, Deligiannidis KM. (2017). Association of peripartum synthetic oxytocin administration and depressive and anxiety disorders within the first postpartum year. UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Supported Publications. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.22599. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/umccts_pubs/99