BACKGROUND Postpartum depression (PPD) affects approximately half of new mothers. Chronic exposure to progesterone during pregnancy and its withdrawal following delivery increases depression and anxiety. In addition, there are complex interactions between hormones, neurotransmitters, and trace elements. Zinc (Zn) and magnesium (Mg) influence the nervous system by impacting synaptic neurotransmi...

abstract background: postpartum blues is a transient change of moods occurring in the first few days after delivery. the present study aimed to investigate the effect of religious doctrines on postpartum blues in primiparous women. materials and methods: in this randomized controlled tria1, 84 primiparous women who had average or weak religious attitude were randomly divided into intervention a...

Objective: This study aimed to determine the fear and anxiety related childbirth postpartum period in last trimester for pregnant women, its relation pain. Methods: was conducted a training research hospital’s obstetric clinic Turkey. Totally, 104 women admitted hospital during they were followed up delivery, which occurred same hospital. Data gathered with an Information Form, Fear of Childbir...

BACKGROUND In high-risk populations (e.g., adolescents, substance abusers), coping strategies in pregnancy have been studied. Avoidance of the stressful situation and aggressive coping are frequently used and related to postnatal depression and other negative outcomes. Little is known about coping strategies in nulliparous normal-risk pregnancy. OBJECTIVE To examine the factor structure of th...

BACKGROUND There is a high prevalence of antepartum depression and low birth weight (LBW) in Bangladesh. In high- and low-income countries, prior evidence linking maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms with infant LBW is conflicting. There is no research on the association between maternal mental disorders and LBW in Bangladesh. This study aims to investigate the independent effect of materna...

Method: All pregnant women in the third trimester of gestation that presented to 6 primary health care centers in Trabzon province and the Hospital of Obstetrics and Children were informed about the study. The 316 women who agreed to participate in the study were administered a sociodemographic questionnaire, the General Health Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and Beck Depression Inventory. A...

Background and Aim: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is one of the anxiety disorders which occur in postpartum period. The prevalence of PTSD – induced by preeclampsia has been already reported as 28%, however no study was found to compare PTSD in primiparous and multiparous women. This study was therefore conducted to compare PTSD in primiparous and multiparous women. Methods: This comparative d...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of telephone based peer support in the prevention of postnatal depression. DESIGN Multisite randomised controlled trial. SETTING Seven health regions across Ontario, Canada. PARTICIPANTS 701 women in the first two weeks postpartum identified as high risk for postnatal depression with the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale and randomised with an in...

Bringing a child into the world can be a joyous and exciting occasion for some new mothers, but for some mothers it can be a time of intense anxiety and fear. This literature review will look closely at the post-partum period; differentiating between “baby blues” and the symptoms of post-partum depression (PPD). Focusing on African American females who live in low socioeconomic urban environmen...