Association of Postpartum Pain Sensitivity and Postpartum Depression: A Prospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a severe psychiatric disorder that negatively affects postnatal mothers worldwide. The aim of the study is to investigate the association between postpartum pain sensitivity and PPD as well as to identify the other potential risk factors for PPD and their interconnections.

Methods

The current study was a prospective observational clinical study that enrolled 210 singleton pregnant women in a tertiary referral hospital from January to December 2020. Postpartum pain sensitivity was assessed by the Mandarin Chinese version of the Pain Sensitivity Questionnaire (PSQ), and PSQ-C-total and PSQ-C-minor scores were collected. PPD was screened by self-reporting Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), and EPDS total score was recorded.

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8586323 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature