The relationship of childbirth experience with postpartum depression and anxiety: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The childbirth experience is a personal life event that is influenced by physiologic and mental-psychological processes. Due to the prevalence of psychiatric problems after childbirth, it is important to recognize the factors affecting women's emotional reactions. This study was conducted to define the relationship of childbirth experience with postpartum anxiety and depression.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted on 399 women from 1 to 4 months after their childbirth who were referred to health centers in Tabriz-Iran from January 2021 to September 2021. Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics questionnaire, Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ 2.0), Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS), and Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale (PSAS)

SUBMITTER: Ahmadpour P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9983514 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature