The Influence of Constellation Factors in Women Who Have Just given Birth on the Occurrence and Characteristics of Postpartum Depression

Postpartum depression presents a significant problem for public health care, and the frequency of occurrence is 10-15% in women who have given birth. There are still no unified attitudes on the definition and classification of this disturbance as an individual entity. The aim of this study was to research the influence of constellation factors in women who have just given birth on the occurrence of postpartum depression and to determine the association of individual factors with seriousness of depression calculated by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. The research presents a prospective study that included 63 persons from Nis and the surrounding, which gave birth at the Gynecology-Obstetrics Clinic of the Clinical Center Nis. The study was conducted in the period from June 2006 June 2007. The results have shown that the constellation factors in women who have just given birth do not have any influence on the occurrence and characteristics of postpartum depression. Acta Medica Medianae 2007;46(4):44-47.