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Abstract

To examine anxiety levels and depression level of women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to compare these with glucose-tolerant (GT) women at similar stages of pregnancy. Research Design and Methods: Prospective longitudinal study conducted on 50 women with GDM and 50 NGDM women at 24-36 weeks of pregnancy. We are depended on Taylor anxiety Scale the Arabic version with reliability and Beck Depression Scale the Arabic version. Results: Women with GDM, compared with GT women, had a higher level of anxiety, depression scales, older, with low income, illiterate, and high BMI. Conclusions: Higher level of anxiety, depression scales, with low income, illiterate, and high BMI most causes of gestational diabetes. This study documented the excess mortality risk associated with symptoms of depression and/or anxiety comorbid with type 2 diabetes 3. Anxiety and depression often occur together, are often present in pregnancy and persist if not treated. These disorders can have a wide range of effects not only for the mother but on the fetus, the infant, partner and other family members 4. Women with gestational diabetes were more likely to have a cesarean section (46%) compared to women without gestational diabetes (32%), Also, the hospital costs related to delivery of infants were 18% more expensive (about $4,500) for women

Gestational diabetes and risk of perinatal depression in low- and middle-income countries: a meta-analysis

“…Furthermore, the pooled unadjusted ORs was substantially higher in studies conducted in lower-middle-countries than that in upper-middle-income countries, which supports our hypothesis that poverty exposes women to adverse mental and physical conditions. Among the included studies, one study (23) in Iraq and another study in Ethiopia ( 24) have notably higher unadjusted ORs (OR=4.45, 95% CI 1.68, 11.81 and OR=5.90, 95% CI 3.03, 11.49) compared to other studies in the same country income category. We speculated the elevated risk of depression was linked to constant armed conflicts in the regions.…”

“…Out of 16 included studies, 10 studies measured diagnoses or symptoms of depression and were eligible for meta-analysis (23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32). Their respective characteristics and relevant findings were presented in Table 2.…”