Open AccessIncidence of Postpartum Depression and Its Association With Antenatal Psychiatric Symptoms: A Longitudinal Study in 25 Villages of Rural South Karnataka
Author(s) -
Meera George,
Avita Rose Johnson,
T Sulekha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.1177/0253717621991061
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , postpartum depression , edinburgh postnatal depression scale , depression (economics) , childbirth , pregnancy , antenatal depression , psychiatry , odds ratio , pediatrics , obstetrics , anxiety , depressive symptoms , physics , macroeconomics , pathology , biology , optics , economics , genetics
Postpartum depression (PPD) is the commonest mental health disorder post-childbirth, yet there is a paucity of data in rural areas regarding the actual incidence of PPD, which excludes pre-existing or antenatal depression. To estimate the incidence of PPD among rural women of south Karnataka and identify predictors of PPD, including antenatal psychiatric disorders.