Discussion
MDD, depression, elevated depression
There is critical need to reduce depression during pregnancy given consequences for both mother and developing fetus. We initiated the Care Project to tackle this unaddressed challenge of decreasing depression for pregnant individuals with elevated depression (MDD and symptoms). Study findings demonstrated that a safe, prenatal intervention (MOMCare, brief IPT) substantially reduced depression symptoms and led to a considerable reduction in MDD diagnosis relative to pregnant individuals receiving EUC from general OB/GYN clinics.Results of this RCT with pregnant individuals, recruited for exhibiting elevated depression symptoms at standard OB/GYN screening, showed that brief IPT significantly decreased depression, including symptoms (