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Linking Patterns of Sleep Quality to Postpartum Depression: Insights from a Group-Based Trajectory Model and Simulated Network Analysis

  • By

  • Xiaoxiao Mei

  • Jinzhou Yu

  • Qianru Liu

  • Yan Li

  • Shuhan Li

  • Qianwen Chen

  • Hongman Li

  • Ying Xiong

  • Ranran Mei

  • Zengjie Ye

  • February 10, 2026

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    Postpartum depression (PPD) affects approximately 17.2% of women globally, with higher rates of 20.2% reported in China.

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    Sleep quality significantly fluctuates during pregnancy and postpartum, with studies identifying 2 to 4 distinct trajectories.

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    Women with increasingly poor or stably poor sleep quality are at a higher risk for postpartum depressive symptoms.

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    The study employs group-based trajectory modeling and network analysis to explore sleep quality and PPD symptom interconnections.

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    Computational simulations will be used to identify specific depressive symptoms for targeted interventions in postpartum women.

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Linking Patterns of Sleep Quality to Postpartum Depression: Insights from a Group-Based Trajectory Model and Simulated Network Analysis

  • by Xiaoxiao Mei, Jinzhou Yu, Qianru Liu, Yan Li, Shuhan Li, Qianwen Chen, Hongman Li, Ying Xiong, Ranran Mei, Zengjie Ye

  • February 10, 2026

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