Prevalence of Postpartum Depression in Puerperium Mothers of Maringá

Authors

  • Fabrícia Tissei Mosso CESUMAR
  • Francielli Cangussu de Lima Volpi CESUMAR
  • Douglas Valdir Scalise CESUMAR
  • Maria Aparecida Salci Molina CESUMAR
  • Edivan Rodrigo de Paula Ramos CESUMAR

Keywords:

Depressão, Puerpério, Prevalência, Fatores de Risco, Enfermagem, Depression, Puerperium, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Nursing.

Abstract

Considering that depression is more common in postpartum affective disorder and affects both the mother as the baby’s health, this work was carried out to determine the prevalence of postpartum depression and its risk factors in mothers attended in a public hospital in Maringá-PR. Between 45 and 60 days after normal delivery or c-section, 50 women answered for a scale for the detection of depressive symptoms (Edinburgh Scale) and a questionnaire for assessing psycho social demographic characteristics such as age, marital status, level of education, occupation, number of children , number of prenatal visits, the father's reaction to pregnancy, and if there was an attempt to interrupt the pregnancy. The results were described in a quantitative and analyzed by Fisher's exact test with significance level p<0.05*. It was shown a prevalence of 28% of DPP, which was significantly associated with occupation (p=0.0422*), the father's reaction to pregnancy (p=0.0119*) and planning of pregnancy (p=0.0296*). These results show that the prevalence of PPD found is high and is close to the average prevalence found in other studies, thus indicating the need for greater health attention of professionals, particularly the nurses, in relation to mental health of pregnant women and parturients.

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Author Biographies

Fabrícia Tissei Mosso, CESUMAR

Discente do Curso de Enfermagem do Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR. E-mail: fabriciatissei@hotmail.com

Francielli Cangussu de Lima Volpi, CESUMAR

Discente do Curso de Enfermagem do Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR. E-mail: frandracena@hotmail.com

Douglas Valdir Scalise, CESUMAR

Discente do Curso de Enfermagem do Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR. E-mail: douglasscalise@bol.com.br

Maria Aparecida Salci Molina, CESUMAR

Docente do Curso de Enfermagem do Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR. E-mail: mariamolina@cesumar.br

Edivan Rodrigo de Paula Ramos, CESUMAR

Docente do Curso de Biomedicina do Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR. E-mail: edivanramos@yahoo.com.br

Published

2009-03-20

How to Cite

Mosso, F. T., Volpi, F. C. de L., Scalise, D. V., Molina, M. A. S., & Ramos, E. R. de P. (2009). Prevalence of Postpartum Depression in Puerperium Mothers of Maringá. Saúde E Pesquisa, 1(3), 251–257. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/902

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