1. Sociodemographic risk factors of perinatal depression: a cohort study in the public health care system.
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Silva, Ricardo, Jansen, Karen, Souza, Luciano, Quevedo, Luciana, Barbosa, Luana, Moraes, Inácia, Horta, Bernardo, and Pinheiro, Ricardo
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SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors , *POSTPARTUM depression , *PRENATAL depression , *EDINBURGH Postnatal Depression Scale , *DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
Objective: To assess the sociodemographic risk factors for the prevalence and incidence of relevant postpartum depressive symptoms. Method: We studied a cohort of women in their perinatal period with the assistance of the public health system in the city of Pelotas-RS, Brazil. We assessed depressive symptoms with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in the prenatal and postnatal periods. Results: We interviewed 1,109 women. The prevalence of meaningful depressive symptoms during pregnancy was 20.5% and postpartum was 16.5%. Women with prenatal depression were at higher risk for postpartum depression. Conclusion: The mother's poverty level, psychiatric history, partner absence and stressful life events should be considered important risk factors for relevant postpartum depressive symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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