Postpartum depression and associated risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe postpartum depression and associated risk factors among postpartum patients in the United States (US) between February and July 2020. This study used a cross-sectional descriptive design to collect survey data from a convenience sample of postpartum patients who lived in the US and delivered a live infant after the US declared COVID-19 a public health emergency.

Results

Our sample included 670 postpartum patients who completed an online survey inclusive of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and selected demographic items (e.g. NICU admission status, infant gestational age, infant feeding method). In our sample, 1 in 3 participants screened positive for postpartum depression and 1 in 5 had major depressive symptoms. Participants who fed thei

SUBMITTER: Shuman CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8919141 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature