Risk factors associated to a positive screening for Postpartum Depression in Mexican women with elective cesarean delivery: an analytical cross-sectional study during the early postoperative stage.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It has been reported that the Postpartum Depression (PPD)'s symptomatology increases during the first 72 h after delivery. Although PPD's screening is recommended during this period, there is few evidence about the associated Risk Factors (RF) that determine this disorder in women who exclusively underwent an Elective Cesarean Delivery (ECD). Hence, our objective was to determine the RF for PPD's positive screening in the early postoperative stage after an ECD.

Methods

An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in 123 women, rooming-in at Guadalajara's Civil Hospital Fray Antonio Alcalde, during the average hospital length of stay after an ECD (2.1 ± 1.02 days). To screen the PPD's symptomatology, we applied the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS).

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Munoz AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12273199 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature