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The Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
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ISSN: 1606-0997
EISSN: 1606-0997
Vol. 31, No. 3, 2013, pp. 398-402
Bioline Code: hn13047
Full paper language: English
Document type: Report
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The Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, Vol. 31, No. 3, 2013, pp. 398-402

 en Association between Maternal Anaemia and Postpartum Depression in an Urban Sample of Pregnant Women in Iran
Goshtasebi, Azita; Alizadeh, Mozhgan & Gandevani, Samira Behboudi

Abstract

The aim of this prospective study was to determine the relationship between anaemia during pregnancy and postpartum depression. Two hundred eighty-one non-anaemic mothers with singleton and low-risk pregnancy and no history of antidepressant-use were studied. Demographic and reproductive data at week 20 were obtained. Mothers were followed up and haemoglobin (Hb) was checked at delivery. Iranian version of Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) was completed 4-6 weeks after delivery. Mean age of the mothers was 26.6±4 years. The prevalence of postpartum depression according to EPDS was 5.5%. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that Hb <11 g/dL at delivery would increase the chance of postpartum depression (OR 4.64; 95% CI 1.33-16.08). The results show that diagnosis and treatment of physiologic factors, especially anaemia, would reduce the risk of postpartum depression.

Keywords
Anaemia; Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale; Haemoglobin; Postpartum depression; Iran

 
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