1. Neuraxial labor analgesia is associated with a reduced risk of postpartum depression: A multicenter prospective cohort study with propensity score matching.
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Deng CM, Ding T, Li S, Lei B, Xu MJ, Wang L, Xu SC, Yang HX, Sun XY, Li XY, Ma D, and Wang DX
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- Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Propensity Score, Prospective Studies, Analgesia, Epidural adverse effects, Depression, Postpartum epidemiology, Labor, Obstetric
- Abstract
Background: Depression is a common and serious complication in new mothers. We investigated the hypothesis that neuraxial labor analgesia is associated with a decreased risk of postpartum depression., Methods: In this multicenter prospective cohort study with propensity score matching, 599 nulliparous women with single term cephalic pregnancy who planned vaginal delivery were enrolled and self-selected neuraxial analgesia or not. The primary outcome was 6-week postpartum depression assessed with the Chinese version Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; a score of ≥10 was set as the threshold of postpartum depression. Logistic regression models were established to assess the association between neuraxial labor analgesia and postpartum depression., Results: Of the 577 parturients who completed the study, 417 (72.3%) received neuraxial analgesia and 160 (27.7%) did not. After propensity score matching, 433 parturients were included in the analysis; of whom, 279 (64.4%) received neuraxial analgesia and 154 (35.6%) did not. The incidence of postpartum depression was lower in parturients with neuraxial analgesia than in those without (14.9% [62/417] vs. 23.8% [38/160], P=0.012 before matching; 13.3% [37/279] vs. 23.4% [36/154], P=0.007 after matching). After adjustment for confounding factors, neuraxial analgesia was associated with decreased odds of postpartum depression (odds ratio [OR] 0.50, 95% CI 0.28-0.88, P=0.015 before matching; OR 0.40, 95% CI 0.21-0.77, P=0.006 after matching)., Limitations: As an observational study, unidentified confounders might influence the results., Conclusions: In nulliparae with single term cephalic pregnancy preparing to give vaginal delivery neuraxial analgesia during labor was associated with a decreased risk of 6-week postpartum depression., (Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
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- 2021
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