Abiodun O Adewuya1. 1. Department of Mental Health, OAUTHC, Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa 233001, Osun State, Nigeria. biodunwuya@yahoo.com
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This report explored early postpartum mood changes and their correlation with postnatal depression in African women. METHOD: Scores on the Maternity Blues Scale and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for 478 women on the fifth day postpartum were compared with the women's Research Diagnostic Criteria diagnosis at 4 and 8 weeks postpartum. RESULTS: The Maternity Blues Scale and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale scores at day 5 postpartum were found to reliably predict the diagnosis of depression at 4 and 8 weeks postpartum. CONCLUSIONS: African women at risk of postnatal depression can be identified in the early postnatal period by incorporating simple screening methods.
OBJECTIVE: This report explored early postpartum mood changes and their correlation with postnatal depression in African women. METHOD: Scores on the Maternity Blues Scale and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for 478 women on the fifth day postpartum were compared with the women's Research Diagnostic Criteria diagnosis at 4 and 8 weeks postpartum. RESULTS: The Maternity Blues Scale and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale scores at day 5 postpartum were found to reliably predict the diagnosis of depression at 4 and 8 weeks postpartum. CONCLUSIONS: African women at risk of postnatal depression can be identified in the early postnatal period by incorporating simple screening methods.
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