Relevant factors of postpartum depression and strategy of discussion.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 6 Relevant factors of postpartum depression and strategy of discussion [Abstract] Objective: To investigate factors related to postpartum depression and the corresponding countermeasures. METHODS: A hospital in 2007 and 2009 74 cases of postpartum depression were retrospectively analyzed, and intervention measures. Results: The incidence of postpartum depression in pregnant women with education level, mode of delivery and obstetric complications and other factors; and maternal age, infant sex. Conclusion: multiple factors of postpartum depression, to observe maternal psychological changes, early detection and prompt treatment of postpartum depression. [Keywords:] postpartum depression; factors; Intervention Strategies 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 General Information Our hospital from January 2007 ~ January 2009 in our hospital maternal, production and follow-up observation of a complete record of 356 cases, screening postpartum depression. 1.2 Methods The observations were used Attenborough (Edinburhg) [1] Postnatal Depression Scale in clinical screening, EPDs score lt;12 were divided into negative,gt; 13 divided into positive, can be diagnosed as postpartum depression [2]. 2 Results 2.1 The incidence of depression Postnatal Depression Scale by Attenborough, after screening, 356 cases of maternal depression that occurred after a total of 74 cases (20.8%). 2.2 The age distribution and the relationship between postpartum depression Table 1 Prevalence of maternal age distribution The linear trend of the χ2 test, Pgt; 0.05 the incidence of postpartum depression with maternal age did not significantly increased. 2.3 babies between gender and postpartum depression Table 2 Prevalence of child sex and a girl by the t test, Pgt; 0.05, postpartum depression occurs in the distribution of sex of a baby no significant difference. 2.4 The relationship between educational level and depression level of education in