Postnatal Depression in First-time Mothers: Prevalence and Relationships Between Functional and Structural Social Support at 6 and 12 Weeks Postpartum

Overview

Journal Arch Psychiatr Nurs

Specialties Nursing
Psychiatry

Date 2011 May 31

PMID 21621731

Citations 37

Authors

Patricia Leahy-Warren

Geraldine McCarthy

Paul Corcoran

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Abstract

Postnatal depression (PND) is a significant public health issue, with variable prevalence and a dearth of research on risk and protective factors. This quantitative longitudinal study of 512 first-time mothers identified the prevalence of PND and examined the relationships between functional and structural social support at 6 and 12 weeks postpartum. The prevalence of PND was 13.2% at 6 weeks and 9.8% at 12 weeks. At 6 and 12 weeks, the only social support dimension independently associated with PND was total functional social support. At-birth formal structural support and emotional functional support were independently predictive of PND at 12 weeks.

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