Assessment of the prevalence of Postpartum Depression in Ain Shams University, Maternity Hospital
Heba Allah Mostafakhaled Othman;
Abstract
The miracle of pregnancy and the transformation of women into mothers have fascinated people from antiquity to the present. However, it is only during the past century that mental health professionals have begun to contribute to our understanding of the psychological aspects of pregnancy and the psychological phases that the women pass through their journey to motherhood (Philip et al., 2001).
Postpartum depression can have profound effects not only on women, but also on her infant, partner, and other children. It adversely affects maternal-infant interaction (logsdon and Wisner, 2006), and women with depressive symptoms are more likely to discontinue breastfeeding earlier than non-depressed mothers (Dennes and McQueen, 2009).
Common consequences of postpartum depression for the child include emotional and behavioural problems, cognitive delay, and low social competence (Rokous et al., 2001).
Partners of women with postpartum depression experience major disruption in their lives and marital relationships, fear, confusion, uncertainty about future, and risk mental health problems (Carter et al., 2001).
Older children are affected in that they may be (pushed away) by their mothers because women with depression have difficulty copying with more than one child. In addition, they often take on adult roles prematurely by assuming a care-taking role for siblings and the depressed parent (Zelkowitz et al.,2001).
PPD has also been associated with adverse effects on early infant development specially among socially disadvantaged children. serious consequences for the child include increased risk of accidents, sudden death syndrome, and an overall higher frequency of hospital admissions (Sharp et al., 1995).
The rate of depressive symptomatology in the postpartum period in our study is 23.6% according to the cutoff score >12 EPDS range 0-21.
Women who suffered from previous infertility, previous abortion, low social and physical support, puerperal sepsis, those who reported low satisfaction regarding services of the hospital and preferred to return home after birth, and women of more than three previous children had statistically significant association with PPD.
Postpartum depression can have profound effects not only on women, but also on her infant, partner, and other children. It adversely affects maternal-infant interaction (logsdon and Wisner, 2006), and women with depressive symptoms are more likely to discontinue breastfeeding earlier than non-depressed mothers (Dennes and McQueen, 2009).
Common consequences of postpartum depression for the child include emotional and behavioural problems, cognitive delay, and low social competence (Rokous et al., 2001).
Partners of women with postpartum depression experience major disruption in their lives and marital relationships, fear, confusion, uncertainty about future, and risk mental health problems (Carter et al., 2001).
Older children are affected in that they may be (pushed away) by their mothers because women with depression have difficulty copying with more than one child. In addition, they often take on adult roles prematurely by assuming a care-taking role for siblings and the depressed parent (Zelkowitz et al.,2001).
PPD has also been associated with adverse effects on early infant development specially among socially disadvantaged children. serious consequences for the child include increased risk of accidents, sudden death syndrome, and an overall higher frequency of hospital admissions (Sharp et al., 1995).
The rate of depressive symptomatology in the postpartum period in our study is 23.6% according to the cutoff score >12 EPDS range 0-21.
Women who suffered from previous infertility, previous abortion, low social and physical support, puerperal sepsis, those who reported low satisfaction regarding services of the hospital and preferred to return home after birth, and women of more than three previous children had statistically significant association with PPD.
Other data
| Title | Assessment of the prevalence of Postpartum Depression in Ain Shams University, Maternity Hospital | Other Titles | اكتئاب ما بعد الولادة في مستشفى عين شمس للنسا و التوليد.دراسة الحالات والشواهد | Authors | Heba Allah Mostafakhaled Othman | Issue Date | 2015 |
Recommend this item
Similar Items from Core Recommender Database
Items in Ain Shams Scholar are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.