Object:To understand the situation of postpartum abuse and postpartum depression Method:This was a community-based face-to-face survey of a representative group of women who had a child aged 6 to 18 months in 32 communities of Tianjin, Liaoning, Henan and Shaanxi provinces between Nov 1, 2001 and February28, 2002 Totally 12044 subjects were found by stratified cluster sampling Results:The incidence of postpartum depression (according to result of Zung's self-rate depression scale for one week assessment during the interview) was 20 9%, while the rate of postpartum abuse was 8 3% Women often suffered abuses with many forms (physical, sexual and emotional maltreatment), and recurrently for a long time Among them, sexual abuse was the most frequent one Multiple logistic regression showed association between abuse and depression Conclusion:The incidences of postpartum depression and postpartum abuse are high Being abused has influence on depression