The association between epidural labour analgesia and postpartum depression: a reply.

The article is a response to a previous paper on the association between epidural labor analgesia and postpartum depression. The authors collected demographic and questionnaire data before delivery and found no significant differences in pain and psychological vulnerabilities between patients who received epidural analgesia and those who did not. However, they agree that other factors such as social support and self-efficacy should be explored to determine their relevance in the relationship between epidural analgesia and postpartum depression. The authors also discuss the use of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) as a screening tool and report no serious adverse events associated with epidural analgesia. [Extracted from the article]