Analysis of determinants of postpartum emotional disorders

Abstract Background The birth of a child entails major changes in woman’s life. In the perinatal period, woman is particularly susceptible to emotional problems. objective present paper was investigate relationship between global orientation life and its components on one hand, socio-demographic factors other, with regard early postpartum disorders. Methods study included 643 patients hospitalized obstetric departments Lublin, Poland, who had spontaneous vaginal delivery. Research instruments included: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Orientation Life Questionnaire (SOC-29), authors’ own survey questionnaire record participants’ characteristics. Results findings indicate an association lower levels blues higher sense coherence, as well stronger meaningfulness, manageability, comprehensibility. More severe disorders were found single. Postpartum symptoms more intense less educated respondents. Conclusions are associated coherence components. Higher SOC reduce risk blues.