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This study investigated whether depressed mood is associated with higher herpes viral IgG levels in pregnant women.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Complete cross-sectional data from 247 pregnant women were available for this substudy. The data included demographics, scores on the Perceived Stress Scale and Profile of Mood States (POMS), and a panel of serum IgG levels for human herpesviruses.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Only the herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) (genital herpes) IgG level was associated with Perceived Stress Scale and POMS\u2014Depression\/Dejection (POMS-D) score. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to examine the association of POMS-D with herpesviral IgG levels adjusting for demographic variables. In the final model, African American race (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">\u03b2<\/jats:italic> = .251, <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p &lt;<\/jats:italic> .001), older age (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">\u03b2<\/jats:italic> = .199, <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p = .<\/jats:italic>002), single marital status (\u03b2 = \u2212.304, <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic> &lt; .001), and depressed mood (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">\u03b2<\/jats:italic> = .122, <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p =<\/jats:italic> .04) were associated with HSV-2 IgG levels. In logistic regression, the strongest correlates of HSV IgG positivity were single marital status, followed by POMS-D scores and African American race.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Genital herpes is a concern in pregnancy. Antibody titers may indicate asymptomatic viral shedding, viral reactivation, or primary viral infection. 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