STUDY OF PREVALENCE, ASSOCIATED FACTORS AND IMPACT OF MATERNAL PERINATAL DEPRESSION IN ALEXANDRIA 2022.

Document Type : Preliminary preprint short reports of original research

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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University

2 Department of community medicine Faculty of medicine

3 Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine - Alexandria University

4 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt

5 Student at Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University

Abstract

Depression is one of the most common mental health problems occurring in women during their child bearing years. Perinatal depression refers to major and minor depressive episodes that occur either during pregnancy or after delivery. Although perinatal depression is common in developing countries, it is under-recognized in low and middle income countries making a substantial contribution to maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. About 12.5 - 42% of pregnant women and, 12 - 50% of post natal mothers in low and middle income countries such as Ethiopia had depression.
AIM OF THE WORK:
To study prevalence, associated factors and impact of maternal perinatal depression in Alexandria.
PATIENTS AND METHOD:
This study was conducted on 300 mothers at the postnatal ward in El-Shatby Maternity Hospital from April 2022 until October 2022. Females with past history of depression before pregnancy or females who receive medications inducing depression were excluded. The participants were asked to complete the questionnaire that includes the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) as a screening test to obtain information concerning the current frame of mind at antepartum, partum and postpartum periods.

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