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Maternal diet quality, depression, anxiety, and the moderating role of life stress in the perinatal period /

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dc.contributor.authorWillcocks, Angie Jane
dc.contributor.schoolUniversity of South Australia. School of Health Sciences.
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Health Sciences.
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description1 ethesis (xx, 233 pages) :
dc.descriptionillustrations (some colour), colour charts.
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 156-189)
dc.description.abstractDepression and anxiety are prevalent during the perinatal period with adverse impacts on mother and baby. The primary aim of this thesis was to examine associations of pre-pregnancy and antenatal diet quality with perinatal depression and anxiety. This observational study collected data via online surveys from 555 Australian women at four time points. Results showed that lower quality maternal diet was associated with increased risk of perinatal depression and anxiety. Life stress was found to moderate the effects of pre-pregnancy diet quality on antenatal depression and anxiety, as well as negatively impact dietary choices. The importance of including known risk factors that impact on both mental health and diet (such as life stress and prior mental illness) in future research was clear. Recommendations for future studies and translation to practice are made.
dc.description.dissertationThesis (PhD(Health Sciences))--University of South Australia, 2020.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/144899
dc.language.isoen
dc.provenanceCopyright 2020 Angie Jane Willcocks.
dc.subjectperinatal mental health;maternal diet
dc.subject.lcshPostpartum depression.
dc.subject.lcshPregnancy
dc.subject.lcshStress (Psychology)
dc.titleMaternal diet quality, depression, anxiety, and the moderating role of life stress in the perinatal period /
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