BACKGROUND Screening for postnatal depression using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) has been widely recommended and implemented in primary care, although little is known about how acceptable it is to women. AIM To explore the acceptability to women of postnatal screening by health visitors with the EPDS. DESIGN OF STUDY Qualitative interview study. SETTING Postnatal patien...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to measure the effect and the total cost per woman of providing postnatal support at home, based on a Dutch model. The research hypothesis was furnished by some existing evidence that postnatal support could reduce the risk of postnatal depression and encourage breastfeeding. DESIGN The randomised controlled trial aimed to measure differences in health status in a ...

Background: Postnatal depression is an important public health problem worldwide. Recent evidence suggests that rates may be relatively higher in developing countries. We aimed to explore the prevalence of postnatal depression and its association with social support and other risk factors in a sample of Pakistani women. Methods: Population-based survey of 149 women at 12 weeks postnatal using t...

BACKGROUND Prevalence of postnatal depression (PND) is high (Western countries, 10-15%; Japan, 17%). PND can cause parenting impairment and affect family health (e.g. child behaviors, cognitive development and physical health). This study aimed to reveal the risk factors of PND during the pregnancy period in a Japanese sample, and to identify the psychosocial risk factors of PND that should be ...

BACKGROUND A major barrier to improving perinatal mental health in Africa is the lack of locally validated tools for identifying probable cases of perinatal depression or for measuring changes in depression symptom severity. We systematically reviewed the evidence on the reliability and validity of instruments to assess perinatal depression in African settings. METHODS AND FINDINGS Of 1,027 r...

OBJECTIVE To assess the sociodemographic risk factors for the prevalence and incidence of relevant postpartum depressive symptoms. METHOD We studied a cohort of women in their perinatal period with the assistance of the public health system in the city of Pelotas-RS, Brazil. We assessed depressive symptoms with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in the prenatal and postnatal peri...

INTRODUCTION Postpartum depression is a prevalent disorder with negative consequences for women, infants, and the family as a whole. Most studies of this disorder have been conducted in Western countries, and studies from developing countries are few. In this paper, we report the first - as far as we are aware - study of the prevalence and risk factors associated with postpartum depressive symp...

Uz.Dr.M. Esin Ocaktan Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Münzeviler sok. No:1 Akdere-Ankara, Turkey Phone : +90 (312) 363 89 90/133 E-mail adress : [email protected] Received: 06.07.2006 • Accepted: 11.12.2006 Depression is among the important reasons for disease related disabilities and more prevalent in women.Higher rates of depression in women is related ...

BACKGROUND Depression is a common disorder affecting 10-15% women in the postpartum period. Postpartum depression can disrupt early mother-infant interaction, and constitutes a risk factor for early child development. Recently, attention has been drawn to the hypothesis that a low intake of seafood in pregnancy can be a risk factor for postpartum depression. Seafood is a unique dietary source o...

OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the use of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) for detection of postpartum depression (PPD) in an academic medical center outpatient population and assessed knowledge and attitudes of obstetric providers regarding detection and treatment of PPD. STUDY DESIGN A total of 512 charts were reviewed for demographic, medical, and psychiatric information. Al...