Postpartum depression and associated risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BMC Res Notes
; 15(1): 102, 2022 Mar 14.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1741952
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe postpartum depression and associated risk factors among postpartum patients in the United States (US) between February and July 2020. This study used a cross-sectional descriptive design to collect survey data from a convenience sample of postpartum patients who lived in the US and delivered a live infant after the US declared COVID-19 a public health emergency.RESULTS:
Our sample included 670 postpartum patients who completed an online survey inclusive of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and selected demographic items (e.g. NICU admission status, infant gestational age, infant feeding method). In our sample, 1 in 3 participants screened positive for postpartum depression and 1 in 5 had major depressive symptoms. Participants who fed their infants formula had 92% greater odds of screening positive for postpartum depression and were 73% more likely to screen positive for major depressive symptoms compared to those who breastfed or bottle-fed with their own human milk. Participants with infants admitted to a NICU had 74% greater odds of screening positive. Each 1 week increase in weeks postpartum increased the odds of screening positive by 4%. Participants who worried about themselves and their infants contracting COVID-19 had 71% greater odds of screening positive.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Depression, Postpartum
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Depressive Disorder, Major
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
Language:
English
Journal:
BMC Res Notes
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S13104-022-05991-8
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