Prenatal and postnatal depression among low income Brazilian women

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Autor(a) principal: Da-Silva,V.A.
Data de Publicação: 1998
Outros Autores: Moraes-Santos,A.R., Carvalho,M.S., Martins,M.L.P., Teixeira,N.A.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998000600012
Resumo: Postnatal depression is a significant problem affecting 10-15% of mothers in many countries and has been the subject of an increasing number of publications. Prenatal depression has been studied less. The aims of the present investigation were: 1) to obtain information on the prevalence of prenatal and postnatal depression in low income Brazilian women by using an instrument already employed in several countries, i.e., the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS); 2) to evaluate the risk factors involved in prenatal and postnatal depression in Brazil. The study groups included 33 pregnant women interviewed at home during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, and once a month during the first six months after delivery. Questions on life events and the mother's relationship with the baby were posed during each visit. Depressed pregnant women received less support from their partners than non-depressed pregnant women (36.4 vs 72.2%, P<0.05; Fisher exact test). Black women predominated among pre- and postnatally depressed subjects. Postnatal depression was associated with lower parity (0.4 ± 0.5 vs 1.1 ± 1.0, P<0.05; Student t-test). Thus, the period of pregnancy may be susceptible to socio-environmental factors that induce depression, such as the lack of affective support from the partner. The prevalence rate of 12% observed for depression in the third month postpartum is comparable to that of studies from other countries.
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spelling Prenatal and postnatal depression among low income Brazilian womendepressionpregnancypostnatal depressionmaternal depressionPostnatal depression is a significant problem affecting 10-15% of mothers in many countries and has been the subject of an increasing number of publications. Prenatal depression has been studied less. The aims of the present investigation were: 1) to obtain information on the prevalence of prenatal and postnatal depression in low income Brazilian women by using an instrument already employed in several countries, i.e., the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS); 2) to evaluate the risk factors involved in prenatal and postnatal depression in Brazil. The study groups included 33 pregnant women interviewed at home during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, and once a month during the first six months after delivery. Questions on life events and the mother's relationship with the baby were posed during each visit. Depressed pregnant women received less support from their partners than non-depressed pregnant women (36.4 vs 72.2%, P<0.05; Fisher exact test). Black women predominated among pre- and postnatally depressed subjects. Postnatal depression was associated with lower parity (0.4 ± 0.5 vs 1.1 ± 1.0, P<0.05; Student t-test). Thus, the period of pregnancy may be susceptible to socio-environmental factors that induce depression, such as the lack of affective support from the partner. The prevalence rate of 12% observed for depression in the third month postpartum is comparable to that of studies from other countries.Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica1998-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998000600012Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research v.31 n.6 1998reponame:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Researchinstname:Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica (ABDC)instacron:ABDC10.1590/S0100-879X1998000600012info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessDa-Silva,V.A.Moraes-Santos,A.R.Carvalho,M.S.Martins,M.L.P.Teixeira,N.A.eng1998-10-06T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0100-879X1998000600012Revistahttps://www.bjournal.org/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjournal@terra.com.br||bjournal@terra.com.br1414-431X0100-879Xopendoar:1998-10-06T00:00Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research - Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica (ABDC)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Prenatal and postnatal depression among low income Brazilian women
title Prenatal and postnatal depression among low income Brazilian women
spellingShingle Prenatal and postnatal depression among low income Brazilian women
Da-Silva,V.A.
depression
pregnancy
postnatal depression
maternal depression
title_short Prenatal and postnatal depression among low income Brazilian women
title_full Prenatal and postnatal depression among low income Brazilian women
title_fullStr Prenatal and postnatal depression among low income Brazilian women
title_full_unstemmed Prenatal and postnatal depression among low income Brazilian women
title_sort Prenatal and postnatal depression among low income Brazilian women
author Da-Silva,V.A.
author_facet Da-Silva,V.A.
Moraes-Santos,A.R.
Carvalho,M.S.
Martins,M.L.P.
Teixeira,N.A.
author_role author
author2 Moraes-Santos,A.R.
Carvalho,M.S.
Martins,M.L.P.
Teixeira,N.A.
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Da-Silva,V.A.
Moraes-Santos,A.R.
Carvalho,M.S.
Martins,M.L.P.
Teixeira,N.A.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv depression
pregnancy
postnatal depression
maternal depression
topic depression
pregnancy
postnatal depression
maternal depression
description Postnatal depression is a significant problem affecting 10-15% of mothers in many countries and has been the subject of an increasing number of publications. Prenatal depression has been studied less. The aims of the present investigation were: 1) to obtain information on the prevalence of prenatal and postnatal depression in low income Brazilian women by using an instrument already employed in several countries, i.e., the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS); 2) to evaluate the risk factors involved in prenatal and postnatal depression in Brazil. The study groups included 33 pregnant women interviewed at home during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, and once a month during the first six months after delivery. Questions on life events and the mother's relationship with the baby were posed during each visit. Depressed pregnant women received less support from their partners than non-depressed pregnant women (36.4 vs 72.2%, P<0.05; Fisher exact test). Black women predominated among pre- and postnatally depressed subjects. Postnatal depression was associated with lower parity (0.4 ± 0.5 vs 1.1 ± 1.0, P<0.05; Student t-test). Thus, the period of pregnancy may be susceptible to socio-environmental factors that induce depression, such as the lack of affective support from the partner. The prevalence rate of 12% observed for depression in the third month postpartum is comparable to that of studies from other countries.
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