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We aimed to explore the impact of pre-pregnancy and postnatal BMI on the risk of Perinatal Depression and pregnancy outcomes among women recruited at their third trimester of pregnancy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0924933823024124_sec2\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We report on findings from a large multi-centre study conducted in the South of Italy and involving 1611 women accessing three urban gynaecological departments from July to November 2020. Pregnant women were assessed at their third trimester of pregnancy (T0) and after the childbirth (T1) ;The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) has been employed for the screening of PD over time (T0 and T1) as well as other standardized measures for neuroticism, resilience, and quality of life at baseline. BMI (T0 and T1) and other socio-demographic and clinical characteristics have been collected.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0924933823024124_sec3\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Over-weight and obesity (higher levels of BMI) were associated with higher risk of PD (higher scores of EPDS), higher neuroticism and poorer subjective psychological well-being among enrolled women. Also, obesity and over-weight were associated with lower education, higher number of physical comorbidities, medical treatments and complications during pregnancy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0924933823024124_sec4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Over-weight and obesity may impact on mental health and pregnancy outcome of women enrolled. 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