ABSTRACT
A study was carried out to determine the association between unintended pregnancy and pre- and postpartum depression in 163 women in Kermanshah city, Islamic Republic of Iran. Using the self-administered Beck Depression Inventory for educated women and a special interview for illiterate women, 105 intended and 58 unintended pregnancies were studied. Of the 58 women with unintended pregnancy, 43% reported attempting to abort the fetus. Depression at 37 weeks' gestation was slightly higher in the unintended than the intended pregnancy group (53.4% versus 41.0%; relative risk = 1.3) and depression 10 days postpartum was much higher in the unintended group (48.7% versus 25.6%; relative risk = 1.9). Screening for depression is recommended for pregnant women with unintended pregnancy.
Subject(s)
Depression, Postpartum/etiology , Depressive Disorder/etiology , Pregnancy Complications/etiology , Pregnancy, Unplanned/psychology , Pregnancy, Unwanted/psychology , Abortion, Criminal/psychology , Adult , Depression, Postpartum/diagnosis , Depression, Postpartum/epidemiology , Depression, Postpartum/prevention & control , Depressive Disorder/diagnosis , Depressive Disorder/epidemiology , Depressive Disorder/prevention & control , Educational Status , Female , Gravidity , Health Services Needs and Demand , Humans , Income , Iran/epidemiology , Mass Screening , Maternal Age , Occupations/statistics & numerical data , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Complications/diagnosis , Pregnancy Complications/epidemiology , Pregnancy Complications/prevention & control , Psychiatric Status Rating Scales , Risk , Risk Factors , Self-Assessment , Surveys and Questionnaires , Urban Population/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
A study was carried out to determine the association between unintended pregnancy and pre- and postpartum depression in 163 women in Kermanshah city, Islamic Republic of Iran. Using the self-administered Beck Depression Inventory for educated women and a special interview for illiterate women, 105 intended and 58 unintended pregnancies were studied. Of the 58 women with unintended pregnancy, 43% reported attempting to abort the fetus. Depression at 37 weeks' gestation was slightly higher in the unintended than the intended pregnancy group [53.4% versus 41.0%; relative risk = 1.3] and depression 10 days postpartum was much higher in the unintended group [48.7% versus 25.6%; relative risk = 1.9]. Screening for depression is recommended for pregnant women with unintended pregnancy
