An Assessment of the Risk Factors and Concerns of Postpartum Depression among Mothers Seeking Health Care in North Central Trinidad.
Concerns
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
postpartum depression
risk factors
Journal
Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine
ISSN: 0970-0218
Titre abrégé: Indian J Community Med
Pays: India
ID NLM: 9315574
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
21
07
2020
accepted:
05
01
2021
entrez:
29
7
2021
pubmed:
30
7
2021
medline:
30
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a debilitating mental disorder which affects mainly females usually after giving birth. We aimed to study the risk factors and concerns of PPD among mothers seeking health care at regional health authority hospitals in Trinidad. The cross-sectional study consisted of 360 mothers from the postnatal and neonatal clinics of the North Central Regional Health Authority, Trinidad. Data were collected via a questionnaire using convenience sampling to study the risk factors and concerns of PPD among mothers. Participants were asked to sign a consent form before filling out the questionnaire. The questions were geared toward obtaining mother's perspective on predisposing factors of PPD, identifying if they are at risk for perinatal depression, the outcomes of having PPD, and determining if they were screened and treated for it. This study comprised 360 postnatal women among which 4.7% were diagnosed with postpartum while 40% scored ≥10 in the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale which indicated a risk for PPD. This research revealed seven significant predictors of PPD: family history of mental illness, baby blues, mood swings during period, use of oral contraceptives, emotional support, life stress, and being diagnosed with depression ( The study shows that many risk factors of PPD exist, and screening and treatment should be used to avoid the consequences of PPD.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a debilitating mental disorder which affects mainly females usually after giving birth.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
We aimed to study the risk factors and concerns of PPD among mothers seeking health care at regional health authority hospitals in Trinidad.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
METHODS
The cross-sectional study consisted of 360 mothers from the postnatal and neonatal clinics of the North Central Regional Health Authority, Trinidad. Data were collected via a questionnaire using convenience sampling to study the risk factors and concerns of PPD among mothers. Participants were asked to sign a consent form before filling out the questionnaire. The questions were geared toward obtaining mother's perspective on predisposing factors of PPD, identifying if they are at risk for perinatal depression, the outcomes of having PPD, and determining if they were screened and treated for it.
RESULTS
RESULTS
This study comprised 360 postnatal women among which 4.7% were diagnosed with postpartum while 40% scored ≥10 in the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale which indicated a risk for PPD. This research revealed seven significant predictors of PPD: family history of mental illness, baby blues, mood swings during period, use of oral contraceptives, emotional support, life stress, and being diagnosed with depression (
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The study shows that many risk factors of PPD exist, and screening and treatment should be used to avoid the consequences of PPD.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34321738
doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_628_20
pii: IJCM-46-263
pmc: PMC8281835
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
263-267Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2021 Indian Journal of Community Medicine.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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