| Summary: | Women´s mental health during pregnancy has received increased attention from researchers in recent years. Common mental disorders during pregnancy have been associated with adverse consequences including poor birth outcomes and developmental delays of the unborn baby. The aim of this study was to identify women suffering from common mental disorders during pregnancy and examine differences in social support, relationship quality, romantic attachment and compliance between pregnant women diagnosed and pregnant women not diagnosed with common mental disorders. Sociodemographic differences between the two groups of women were also examined. Participants were 2411 pregnant women in Iceland. All women were screened for depression and/or anxiety during pregnancy. Those who screened positive, as well as a randomly selected control group, were invited to attend a clinical diagnostic interview. Of the 2411 pregnant women participating, 13,3% screened positive for depression and/or anxiety symptoms, 9,4% received a diagnosis, 3,6% were diagnosed with major depression, 7,2% were diagnosed with anxiety disorders, 1,7% were diagnosed with mood disorders other than major depression, 1,9% were diagnosed with somatoform disorder and 0,3% were diagnosed with eating disorders. Pregnant women who were diagnosed with common mental disorders during pregnancy were significantly more likely to have lower levels of education, perceive their financial status as poorer, have received or be receiving mental health treatment, be taking medication, be unmarried or living alone and finally more likely to smoke. Diagnosed women also reported lower levels of social support, lower relationship quality, higher scores on the Anxious and Avoidance dimensions of romantic attachment and more compliance than pregnant women not diagnosed with common mental disorders. This study provides important information regarding the prevalence of common mental disorders during pregnancy in Icelandic women. Identifying risk factors and significant differences ...
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