{"id":244666,"date":"2019-02-16T17:58:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-16T22:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.oviauser.com\/?p=244666"},"modified":"2025-06-11T11:24:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T15:24:15","slug":"using-machine-learning-to-detect-risk-for-perinatal-mental-health-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oviahealth.com\/blog\/using-machine-learning-to-detect-risk-for-perinatal-mental-health-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Using machine learning to detect risk for perinatal mental health conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Posts to an anonymous digital health platform may help assess depression risk among pregnant women<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Published: American Journal of Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Authors: Danielle Bradley, Erin Landau, Adam Wolfberg, Alex Baron<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Leveraging the millions of questions and comments posted to Ovia Health\u2019s Community, our research team used machine learning to identify trends in depression risk based on commonly used terms and phrases. The results of which were peer-reviewed and presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding personal risk for developing depression during or after pregnancy is an important first step in accessing resources to reduce risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This research demonstrates the important role support networks play in the likelihood of a mother developing perinatal depression. Ovia Health ensures all of our members receive resources and support when they present as at-risk for perinatal or postpartum depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Ovia Health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ovia Health has helped over 14 million women and families. 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