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Postnatal Depression among women availing maternal health services in a rural hospital in South India

Author(s) -

Avita Rose Johnson,

Serin Edwin Erayil,

Nayanthara Joachim,

Geethu Mathew,

Shwetha Ajay,

Bobby Joseph

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

pakistan journal of medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1682-024X

pISSN - 1681-715X

DOI - 10.12669/pjms.312.6702

Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , maternal health , environmental health , traditional medicine , psychiatry , health services , population , economics , macroeconomics

Postnatal depression, with an estimated prevalence of 13-19%, causes significant impairment of mental health among women worldwide and has long term consequences. However, more than half of all cases are not detected by healthcare providers. Screening for postnatal depression has not been given importance in maternal health programs in India. Our objective was to screen for postnatal depression among women attending a rural hospital in India, immediately postpartum and at 6-8 weeks post-delivery, and to study associated factors.

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