Study on demographic and obstetrical factors of postpartum depression
- VernacularTitle:产后抑郁症人口学及产科因素的调查分析
- Author:
Rihua XIE
;
Guoping HE
;
Jun LEI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Depression,postpartum;
Population characteristics;
Risk factors
- From:
Journal of Chinese Physician
2001;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the related demographic and obstetrical factors of postpartum depressive symptoms.Methods The study was carried out in four hospitals selected by stratified sampling in Changsha city.The 320 nullipara women who met the designed including criteria at 6 weeks postpartum were recruited by cluster sampling from the four hospital.Three hundred and twenty nullipara women were assessed by using Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale(EPDS),self-designed demographic and obstetrical factors questionnaires.Results The study showed that the careers like cadre and clerisy were demographic risk factors(P=0.011,OR=0.886).There were four obstetrical risk factors,including assisted reproductive technology(ART)(P=0.005,OR=4.585),the time of the first stage of labor(P=0.024,OR=2.269),instrumental delivery(P=0.000,OR=49.767),and birth defect(P=0.000,OR=28.386).The normal delivery was a protective factor(P=0.003,OR=0.151).Conclusion Multiple factors are involved in the incidence of postpartum depression.Preventive intervention should be taken actively to prevent against postpartum depression.
