Open AccessEvaluation of peripartum depression in females
Author(s) -
Gurkirat Sidhu,
Tanvir Kaur Sidhu,
Prabhjot Kaur,
Dhruvendra Lal,
Navpreet K Sangha
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_23_19
Subject(s) - childbirth , depression (economics) , pregnancy , medicine , edinburgh postnatal depression scale , mental health , psychiatry , social support , obstetrics , demography , psychology , anxiety , depressive symptoms , genetics , sociology , biology , economics , psychotherapist , macroeconomics
Depression is the most common mental health condition affecting perinatal women and mothers worldwide. Worldwide, about 10% of pregnant women and 13% of women who have given birth experience a mental disorder, primarily depression. In developing countries like India, this is even higher, i.e., 15.6% during pregnancy and 19.8% after childbirth. The present study was initiated with the objective of studying the prevalence of depression among women in the peripartum period and to find the association of peripartum depression and its risk factors.