Research of correlation between polyunsaturated fatty acids and postpartum depression
10.3969/j.issn.1673-4130.2015.06.020
- VernacularTitle:多不饱和脂肪酸与产后抑郁的相关性研究
- Author:
Li LI
;
Ya LI
;
Mannong LI
;
Qian ZHANG
;
Zhe WANG
;
Yong DUAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
polyunsaturated fatty acids;
postpartum depression;
pregnant women
- From:
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine
2015;(6):765-767
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To research whether the polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) level in prenatal and postpartum women af‐fect the incidence of postpartum depression .Methods 102 eligible and voluntary parturients of full‐term normal delivery were se‐lected and the serum specimens before labor and on postpartum 3 ,42 d were respectively collected for detecting serum PUFAs lev‐els .The perinatal depression related factors questionnaire and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) were filled in and the scores were evaluated for analyzing the incidence of postpartum depression .Results Among 102 pregnant women and parturi‐ents ,the postputum depression appeared in 28 cases with the positive rate of 27 .5% .The incidence rate of postpartum depression in the eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) low values group and the docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) low and medium values groups was higher than that in the high values groups ;the incidence rate of postpartum depression in the arachidonic acid (AA) high value group was the higher than that in the low value group .Conclusion The lower the EPA and DHA levels ,the easier to develop depression .
