Prevalence ofPerinatal Depression inLomKao Crown Prince Hospital

Authors

  • เพ็ญพรรณ บุตรชัยงาม
  • สุภาพันธ์ กองจันทร์

Abstract

Background   : Depression during pregnancy was most important problem that affected on mother,child and family. The most pregnant women could not detect their depression until disease progressed to severe depression or impacted  daily life. So that screening, early detection and treatment were very important.

Objective   : To study prevalence of perinatal depression for improves screening and treatment plan.

Methods   : Cross sectional descriptive study, used self–answer questionnaire to assess demographic data and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in antepartum women, postpartum women within 2 days and postpartum women within 6 weeks that treated at LomKao crown prince hospital between August 2016 to January 2017. EPDS cut-off score was 15 for detection perinatal depression.

Results   : The population was 126 antepartum women, 120 postpartum women within 2 days and 133 postpartum  women  within 6 weeks. Demographic  data show in table 1. The prevalence of perinatal depression  was 1.6 % in antepartum  [2 women  in 126], 0.8 % in postpartum  within 2 days [1 woman in 120] and  no in postpartum  within 6 weeks  [0 woman  in 133].

Conclusion : The prevalence of postpartum depression in LomKao crown prince hospital was lower than other area. Recommend  depression screening in antepartum period and postpartum within 2 days.

Keywords : perinataldepression, postpartum depression, prevalence, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

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2019-06-20

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บุตรชัยงาม เ., & กองจันทร์ ส. (2019). Prevalence ofPerinatal Depression inLomKao Crown Prince Hospital. Mahasarakham Hospital Journal, 15(3), 93–102. retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/MKHJ/article/view/196113