# Measuring Peripartum Depression Symptoms in Latina and Black Women.

> **NIH NIH UH3** · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · 2021 · $91,018

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
Within the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) Environmental influences on
Children’s Health Outcmes (ECHO) award (UG3/UH30D023290), we follow three longitudinal pregnancy cohorts
comprised primarily of Black and Latina mothers and their children, who were recruited during pregnancy
beginning in 1998. At the time of pregnancy, all women reside in/around New York City (NYC) and represent an
urban, minority population that is typically under-represented in scientific research. The research program in our
birth cohorts aims to study the impacts of prenatal chemical and social exposures on children’s health outcomes.
In this administrative supplement which aims to promote diversity within the ECHO consortium workforce, Ms.
Amarelis Raudales is our candidate. She is a predoctoral student in clinical psychology and her clinical
coursework at the City College of New York (CCNY) will be complemented by practical research experience
within the CCCEH ECHO cohorts. The goal of her project is to understand how to better assess peripartum
depression (periPD) in ethnic and minority women. PeriPD is characterized by a major depressive episode
during the prenatal period or within four weeks. Depressive symptoms may continue and studies often extend
up to one-year postpartum and has been shown to adversely affect children’s health. Latina and Black women
are at especially high risk for PeriPD and screening measures for PeriPD are sensitive to the unique experiences
of Latina and Black women. Better screening measures are needed for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment.
This information will benefit our cohort and the ECHO community, as the ECHO wide cohort aims to include
representation from multicultural populations.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10412512
- **Project number:** 3UH3OD023290-06S1
- **Recipient organization:** COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** Julie Beth Herbstman
- **Activity code:** UH3 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $91,018
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2016-09-21 → 2023-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10412512

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10412512, Measuring Peripartum Depression Symptoms in Latina and Black Women. (3UH3OD023290-06S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10412512. Licensed CC0.

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