Perinatal determinants of depressive disorder profile in high-income women: testing current cut-off thresholds.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is not diagnostic for antenatal and postpartum depressive disorders, understanding perinatal risk factors is crucial for the early identification of women's risk profiles and for providing them with targeted support. This cross-sectional study aimed to identify determinants of depressive disorder risk in the early puerperium, utilizing EPDS cut-offs ≥ 9 and ≥ 12.

Methods

In a three-year period (January 2020 to August 2023), the self-reported EPDS questionnaire was distributed to 2,561 eligible at term women on the second day postpartum, prior to their discharge from the maternity ward of the Abano Polyclinic in Abano Terme (Italy). We estimated the risk of depressive disorder using the EPDS cut-off threshold

SUBMITTER: Vincenzo Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12659088 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature