Erschienen in:
08.02.2018
Relationship Between Postpartum Depression and Psychological and Biological Variables in the Initial Postpartum Period
verfasst von:
Dolores Marín-Morales, Susana Toro-Molina, Cecilia Peñacoba-Puente, Marta Losa-Iglesias, Francisco Javier Carmona-Monge
Erschienen in:
Maternal and Child Health Journal
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Ausgabe 6/2018
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Abstract
Objectives The aims of this study were to evaluate the predictive relationship between psychological symptomatology 24 h postpartum and depression 4 months postpartum, and analyze the relationship between estradiol and postpartum mood. Methods Two hundred women participated in an assessment 24 h postpartum and gave a blood sample for estradiol analysis. One hundred eleven of these women completed the second assessment 4 months postpartum. The Beck Depression Inventory II and the Scale of State-Trait Anxiety were used to assess psychological symptoms. Results At 24 h postpartum, symptoms of depression, trait anxiety, and state anxiety were all significantly correlated with each other. Depression at 24 h postpartum was the only significant independent predictor of depression at 4 months postpartum, explaining 28.7% of the variance. No statistically significant relationship was found between levels of estradiol and mood. Symptoms of depression immediately postpartum thus appear to be a predictor of postpartum depression. Conclusions for Practice These results suggest that early postpartum psychological evaluation of the mother, and intervention as warranted, might prevent or lessen postpartum depression.