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  • Title: Prenatal social support, postnatal social support, and postpartum depression.
    Author: Xie RH, He G, Koszycki D, Walker M, Wen SW.
    Journal: Ann Epidemiol; 2009 Sep; 19(9):637-43. PubMed ID: 19443240.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To assess the association of antenatal and postnatal social support with postpartum depression (PPD). METHODS: We carried out a prospective cohort study of 534 pregnant women between February and September 2007 in Hunan, China. The association between prenatal and postnatal social support with PPD was examined. RESULTS: A total of 103 (19.29%) women had PPD. Women with low prenatal and postnatal social support had higher rates of PPD. For prenatal support, PPD was 28.20% in the lowest quartile versus 9.90% in the highest quartile (adjusted odds ratio [OR]: 3.38, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.64,6.98). For postnatal support, PPD was 44.10% in the lowest quartile versus 5.40% in the highest quartile (adjusted OR: 9.64, 95% CI=4.09, 22.69). CONCLUSIONS: Lower or lack of social support is a risk factor of PPD. The association between postnatal social support and PPD is much stronger than that of prenatal social support.
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