(BMJ. 2020;371:m4022) Depression in pregnant and postpartum women is common rates of detection management could potentially improve with screening. Self-report depression symptom questionnaires such as the Edinburgh Postnatal Scale (EPDS) be used part a full assessment when suspected. This study individual participant data meta-analysis to assess accuracy EPDS screening whether differs by timin...

BACKGROUND This cross-sectional study sought to identify factors associated with antenatal depression in pregnant Korean females, including sociodemographic parameters, social support, social conflict, and bipolarity. METHODS Eighty-four pregnant women were recruited to complete questionnaires on sociodemographic factors, obstetric history, depressive symptoms, and bipolarity. Depressive symp...

INTRODUCTION The evidence suggests that some men experience depression after the childbirth of their wife, and this real and unknown phenomenon will adversely affect them as well as their families. Regarding the lack of understanding about the paternal depression and its complex and multifaceted etiology, the present study was done to assess the paternal postpartum depression and its relationsh...

Background: There are few psychometric studies addressing sensitivity and specificity of the Persian version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Therefore, there is a need for future studies to identify the best cut-off point for EPDS score. The present study is aimed at assessing the validity of the EPDS among Iranian mothers. Materia...

Article: Littlewood, Elizabeth orcid.org/0000-0002-4606-4590, Ali, Shehzad orcid.org/0000-0002-8042-3630, Ansell, Pat et al. (10 more authors) (2016) Identification of depression in women during pregnancy and the early postnatal period using the Whooley questions and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale : protocol for the Born and Bred in Yorkshire: PeriNatal Depression Diagnostic Accuracy ...

BACKGROUND Postnatal depression is a recognised cause of delayed cognitive development in infants in developed countries. Being underweight is common in South Asia. AIMS To determine whether postnatal depression contributes to poor growth and development outcomes in Goa, India. METHODS Cohort study for growth outcomes with nested case-control study for developmental outcomes. A total of 171...

Background: This study examined the prevalence of depressive symptoms (depression hereafter) and its association with quality life (QOL) among pregnant postnatal women in China. Methods: In this multi-center, cross-sectional study, 1,060 from eight hospitals were assessed. Depression QOL measured using Edinburgh Postnatal Scale World Health Organization Quality Life Questionnaire - brief versio...