Adverse life events, psychiatric history, and biological predictors of postpartum depression in an ethnically diverse sample of postpartum women

Abstract

Psychiatric history and multiple exposures to adverse life events were significant predictors of PPD in a population of minority and low-income women. Genetic ancestry and hormone levels were not predictive of case status. Increased genetic vulnerability in conjunction with risk factors may predict the onset of PPD, whereas genetic ancestry does not appear predictive.