BACKGROUND Postpartum depression (PPD) is a global phenomenon. Depression in the first month following delivery is experienced by 20% of mothers in Japan. Therefore, a screening instrument that identifies the risk for depression during pregnancy and in the early postpartum period is required for primary prevention. The aims of this study were to develop the Japanese version of the Postpartum De...

background: postpartum depression (ppd) is one public health issue that affects both maternal and child health. this research studies the effect of health volunteers’ telephonebased support on decreasing ppd. materials and methods: this randomized controlled trial evaluated 203 women who had uncomplicated deliveries. the women completed the edinburg postnatal depression scale (epds), 10 to 15 d...

CHILDBIRTH CAN BE A VERY PAINFUL EXPERIENCE, often associated with feelings of being out of control. It should not, therefore, be surprising that childbirth may be traumatic for some women. Most women recover quickly post partum; others appear to have a more difficult time. The author asserts that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may occur after childbirth. He calls this variant of PTSD a ...

BACKGROUND In this study, we examined the current status of psychosocial or psychological intervention for women during pregnancy and the postpartum period in Japan. METHODS We estimated the number of women receiving perinatal psychosocial or psychological intervention in Japan. On December 2015, we requested 2,462 obstetrical facilities that are members of the Japan Association of Obstetrici...

Mao et al. (2011) explored the differences in the prevalence of depression and related factors between new mothers and fathers during the postnatal period. Three instruments – the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDE), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) – were used in this study. The PSS measures the degree to which situations in one’s life are app...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV), a gross violation of human rights, ranges widely across the world with higher prevalence reported in low- and middle-income countries. Evidence related mainly to physical health shows that IPV has both direct and indirect impacts on women's health. Little is known about the impact of IPV on the mental health of women, particularly af...

INTRODUCTION Contraceptive counselling in the pre and post-natal period may be important for the use of postpartum contraception and prevention of induced abortion. This paper evaluates the use of postpartum contraceptives and the factors associated with it in a sample of Italian and immigrant women. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data are drawn from two population-based follow-up surveys conducted to...

This study aims to investigate the determinants of female sterilization in Brazil. The analysis is innovative because it adds the time of exposure to the risk of sterilization into survival models. The models control for postpartum duration, age at delivery, parity at delivery, type of delivery, place of delivery, region of residence at the time of interview, color/race, and years of schooling ...