Kara Zivin
University of Michigan, MI·Public Health & Epidemiology
Depression and anxiety are among the most common complications of pregnancy. Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMAD) occur in the year before or after delivery.
- Fields
Public Health & Epidemiology
Medicine & Clinical Research
Social Science
- Topics
perinatal mood and anxiety disorders
perinatal depression
postpartum depression
- Grants
- 1 known grant, through Apr 2027
What they work on
- Identify patient-level clinical characteristics linked to mental health care use, overall perinatal care and delivery outcomes among women with diagnosed PMAD, and estimate national and state disparities, using Medicaid and Optum insurance data.
- Determine how community characteristics shape perinatal care use and delivery outcomes for women with PMAD, using the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System and national surveys of health resources and mental health services.
- Develop an evidence-based policymaking guide for PMAD with an expert panel, then use it to interview state maternal and infant health and mental health officials to interpret findings and tailor recommendations.
More about the research
They affect up to one in four women and cost the US more than $15 billion a year, and they can harm mothers, babies and families long after birth. Treatment can improve health for both mother and newborn, yet women with PMAD rarely use mental health services. No comprehensive data show how the care these women receive, and their delivery outcomes, differ by race and ethnicity, income or geography. There is also no national plan for addressing PMAD.
Why it matters
Untreated perinatal depression and anxiety carry high costs for mothers and babies that can span generations. The findings could give state policymakers concrete evidence on where care gaps and poor delivery outcomes are concentrated. The project's policymaking guide and tailored recommendations could help states design policies and targeted interventions for high-risk groups of pregnant and postpartum women.
Known grants
From NIH and NSF research grants. Labs often have other funding we can't see.
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The school
University of Michigan: 124 labs on PI Pages, $2.1B a year on research, 963 research doctorates a year.
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