Influential factors for postpartum depression based on the structural equation model in Kaifu District in Changsha

Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences
Tingting ShaQiang Yan

Abstract

To investigate the current status of the postpartum depression in Kaifu District in Changsha, and to explore the influential factors for postpartum depression.
 Methods: We selected the mothers, who had a delivery and met the inclusion criteria in Changsha during 2015, as the participants and established a prospective birth cohort study. The social demographic characteristics and health-related information for the mothers and their families were collected by using self-made questionnaire. The mothers' depression symptoms after one month postpartum were assessed by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. We used the structural equation model to analyze the influential factors for postpartum depression.
 Results: A total of 961 cases were investigated. 82 of them whose scores of EPDS were≥9 points, and the incidence of PPD was 8.2%. The results of structural equation model revealed the influential factors and their correlations with postpartum depression. It has been shown that maternal age, maternal education level, per capita income of family, intention of pregnancy, pregnancy-related complications, mode of conception, mode of delivery, feeding patterns, birth weight, baby gender, and infant illness could exert effects on pos...Continue Reading

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