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Postpartum depression and psycho‐socio‐demographic predictors
Author(s) -
Abdollahi Fatemeh,
Sazlina ShariffGhazali,
Zain Azhar Md,
Zarghami Mehran,
Asghari Jafarabadi Mohammad,
Lye MunnSann
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asia‐pacific psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1758-5872
pISSN - 1758-5864
DOI - 10.1111/appy.12152
Subject(s) - postpartum depression , depression (economics) , medicine , anxiety , postpartum period , pregnancy , edinburgh postnatal depression scale , logistic regression , psychological intervention , mental health , psychiatry , public health , obstetrics , depressive symptoms , genetics , nursing , biology , economics , macroeconomics
There appears to be a growing international recognition of postpartum depression as a significant public health concern. This paper determined the prevalence and psycho‐socio‐demographic predictors of postpartum depression symptomatology and its constancy over 12‐week postpartum in Mazandaran province Iranian women. Methods E dinburgh P ostnatal D epression S cale and G eneral H ealth Q uestionnaire were used to identify possible health and depression status in a cohort of 1,950 eligible pregnant women who attended primary health centers from J anuary to J une 2010, at 2 and 12 weeks postpartum. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the predictors of postpartum depression among women. Results Prevalence of continued depression was found to be 9.9% on all three assessments. A mother's psychological distress, experience of depression, and anxiety in the first and second trimester of pregnancy and a family history of depression were the characteristics that had the strongest significant association with the development of postpartum depression. Women who married at a younger age also were more prone to postpartum depression development. Conclusions One in ten depressed women in this study continued to be depressed over the 12‐week postpartum period. Interventions should target women with the greatest risk, especially those with psychological distress during pregnancy.