Intervening to reduce depression after birth: a systematic review of the randomized trials

Judith Lumley1, Marie-Paule Austin, Creina Mitchell

  • 1Centre for the Study of Mothers' and Children's Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. J.Lumley@latrobe.edu.au

A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials of nonpharmaceutical and nonhormonal interventions to reduce postnatal depression was carried out to summarize the effectiveness of interventions grouped in terms of the nature and timing of the intervention and whether the trial population was universal, selective, or indicated.