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Objective To investigate the effect of pregnancy depression on the growth of body mass and pregnancy outcome in elderly pregnant women. Methods From May 2018 to June 2019, 207 elderly pregnant women in our hospital were selected, of which 30 patients with pregnancy depression were included in the study group, and 177 patients without pregnancy depression were used as the control group. The scores of self-rating depression scale (SDS), weight gain during pregnancy, and pregnancy outcomes (birth style, maternal complications, and neonatal outcomes) were compared between the two groups. Results The SDS score of the study group (59.83±4.06) was higher than that of the control group (42.36±4.28), and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05); the weight gain during pregnancy (8.69±1.82) kg in the study group was lower than that in the control group (11.98±2.04) kg, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05); there was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of placental abruption, neonatal infection, low body weight neonates, forceps assisted labor, and attraction labor between the two groups (P>0.05); in the study group, 16.67% of postpartum hemorrhage, 13.33% of premature rupture of membranes, the blood pressure increased by 10.00%, 13.33% of neonatal asphyxia, 23.33% of neonatal hypoglycemia, 16.67% of preterm infants, and 16.67% of cesarean sections were higher than that of the control group, the incidence of spontaneous labor was 66.67% lower than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Depression during pregnancy in elderly women can reduce the growth of body mass during pregnancy and increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcome, therefore, clinical interventions should be taken in time to ensure the health of mothers and infants.
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