Marcos Nájera, RosaRodríguez Muñoz, María de la FeLara, AsunciónNavarrete, LauraLe, Huynh-Nhu2024-12-182024-12-182020-10-24Marcos-Nájera, R., Rodríguez-Muñoz, M. F., Lara, M. A., Navarrete, L., y Le, H. N. (2021). A Cross-Cultural Analysis of the Prevalence and Risk Factors for Prenatal Depression in Spain and Mexico. Culture, medicine and psychiatry, 45(4), 599-612, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11013-020-09691-51573-076Xhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11013-020-09691-5https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/24977The registered version of this article, first published in Culture, medicine and psychiatry, is available online at the publisher's website: EDITOR, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11013-020-09691-5La versión registrada de este artículo, publicado por primera vez en Culture, medicine and psychiatry, está disponible en línea en el sitio web del editor: EDITOR, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11013-020-09691-5The prevalence and risk factors associated with prenatal depression among Spanish-speaking women in Spain and Mexico are examined and compared through a cross-cultural study. The study utilizes secondary data from 563 participants who received prenatal care in Madrid (N = 283) and in Mexico City (N = 280), assessed with the PHQ-9 and the PDPI-R. Spanish women reported a lower prevalence of depressive symptoms (10.0%) than Mexican women (20.3%). Regression analyses showed that previous prenatal anxiety and lack of family emotional support were common risk factors to the two countries. Within each country, significant risk factors included: (a) previous depression history (b = 0.224; p\ 0.001) in Spain; and (b) unplanned pregnancy (b = - 0.116; p\ 0.027), lack of emotional support from others (b = 0.129; p\ 0.032), marital dissatisfaction (b = 0.186; p\0.009), and life stress due to financial problems (b = 0.117; p \0.026), and life stress due to marital problems (b = 0.114; p\ 0.040) in Mexico. Health professionals can tailor interventions to their particular risk factors to reduce the adverse effects on mothers and infants.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess61 Psicologíaartículoprenatal depressionprevalencerisk factorsSpain Mexico