BACKGROUND Identifying predictors of the course of depressive symptoms from pregnancy through postpartum is important to inform clinical interventions. METHODS This longitudinal study investigated predictors of recovery from prenatal elevated depressive symptoms in the postpartum period. Forty-one pregnant women completed demographic, interpersonal, and psychosocial self-report assessment mea...

BACKGROUND Many studies have discovered a number of factors that can contribute to the risk of developing postpartum depression (PPD), including, but not limited to, life stressors, lack of social support, low economic status, and quality of the marital relationship. However, these studies were conducted in various countries with participants from different cultural backgrounds. PURPOSE This ...

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a psychiatric complication of childbirth affecting 10-20% of new mothers and has negative impact on both mother and infant. Serum lipid levels have been related to depressive disorders, but very limited literatures are available regarding the lipid levels in women with postpartum depression. The present study is aimed to examine the association of serum lipids wit...

Background: Mood disorders constitute a prevalent problem during postnatal period. Nonetheless, three is not adequate information on the underlying mechanism of postpartum depression (PPD). Objectives: Therefore, this study aimed to investigates the role of early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in mothers with postpartum depression (PPD) referring to health centers i...

Background Untreated maternal postpartum depression (PPD) has consequences for children's physical growth, but no published study evaluated changes in this effect over time. Here we therefore aimed to evaluate the dynamic effects of PPD on growth children a prospective birth cohort. Methods Between 2015 and 2019, 960 mother-child pairs Changsha, China were followed up when child was aged 1–48 m...

BACKGROUND Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common problem after child's birth and may influence the quality of life (QOL). Investigation of postpartum QOL and depression can be useful for better care for mothers and improvement of their well-being. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to assess the life quality in mothers with and without PPD. PATIENTS AND METHODS In a prospective st...

BACKGROUND Postpartum depression (PPD) is one public health issue that affects both maternal and child health. This research studies the effect of health volunteers' telephone- based support on decreasing PPD. MATERIALS AND METHODS This randomized controlled trial evaluated 203 women who had uncomplicated deliveries. The women completed the Edinburg Postnatal Depres- sion Scale (EPDS), 10 to ...

INTRODUCTION Postpartum depression (PPD) occurs in the first 6 months after delivery in 10% to 20% of mothers. Despite the availability of screening tools, there is a general consensus that PPD is under-diagnosed. A number of risk factors contributing to PPD have been investigated, but role of seasonal variability in PPD is unclear. Our purpose was to assess whether seasonal variation is anothe...