AUG 24, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Self‑harm ideation in perinatal women: Prevalence across gestational and postpartum windows and general risk and protective factors.
Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience
Large cross-sectional study with adequate sample size, validated instruments, multivariable analysis with prespecified models, good discrimination (AUC 0.86–0.91), and clear prevalence estimates and effect sizes across pregnancy and postpartum windows.
Reported
Self-harm ideation prevalence—pre…2.3%
Self-harm ideation prevalence—pos…1.1%
Depressive symptom severity odds…1.27