Risk factors for the development of postpartum depression in individuals who screened positive for antenatal depression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women with antenatal depression often have a higher risk of developing postpartum depression (PPD) after delivery. A number of factors associated with the PDD in those previously reporting antenatal depression have been suggested, but further research is needed. This study aimed to investigate factors associated with developing subsequent postnatal depression in women who had screened positive for antenatal depression.

Methods

This study was carried out in Hangzhou women's Hospital. 578 women who experienced antenatal depression from this cohort were enrolled in this study. The sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the participants were collected and tabulated against the incidence of postnatal depression. Binary logistic regression was used to estimate

SUBMITTER: Yu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10394808 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature