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Incidence and risk factors associated with postpartum depression among women of advanced maternal age from Guangzhou, China
Author(s) -
Xiong Ribo,
Deng Aiwen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12430
Subject(s) - postpartum depression , edinburgh postnatal depression scale , medicine , logistic regression , depression (economics) , advanced maternal age , incidence (geometry) , cross sectional study , demography , obstetrics , pregnancy , psychiatry , depressive symptoms , fetus , anxiety , genetics , physics , macroeconomics , pathology , sociology , optics , economics , biology
Purpose To investigate whether advanced maternal age (AMA) increases the risk of postpartum depression (PPD) at 6 weeks after birth and to explore the risk factors. Design and Methods A cross‐sectional study was conducted at 6 weeks postpartum. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and a self‐designed questionnaire were administered to participants. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine risk factors. Findings The prevalence of PPD in women of AMA was 18.0%. Poor relationships with mothers‐in‐law, female fetus, inconsistency between expected sex and actual sex and primiparae were identified as risk factors. Practice Implications Mothers of AMA require specialized care and support to alleviate their concerns.