Postpartum Depression Levels in Women After the Application of Assisted Reproduction Techniques and Their Affecting Factors

Abstract

Objective: This study was carried out to determine postpartum depression levels and their affecting factors in women who became women after the application of assisted reproductive techniques. Methods: The study is descriptive and cross-sectional and was conducted with mothers (n=93) who had babies as a result of treatment at the infertility clinic of Cukurova University Hospital. Research data were collected using the “Personal Information Form” and “Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS)”. In the analysis of the research data, descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, Kruskall Wallis and Mann Whitney U test were employed. Results: The EPDS mean score of the women in the study was determined to be 18.22± 3.22 and 94.6% of them were at risk for postpartum depression. Statistically significant differences were found between the EPDS mean score of the mothers and the gender of the baby they want to have, experiencing anxiety, and sharing problems with their spouse (p<0.05), and no statistically significant relationship was found with other variables (p>0.05). Conclusion: It was determined that mothers who have a baby as a result of infertility treatment are at risk for postpartum depression. Although a healthy outcome of pregnancies obtained as a result of treatment is eagerly awaited by the mothers, it also poses a risk for postpartum infertile mothers.

Keywords

• Infertility
• maternal health
• postpartum period
• depression
• assisted reproduction techniques

Yardımcı Üreme Teknikleri Sonrası Anne Olan Kadınlarda Postpartum Depresyon ve Etkileyen Faktörler

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, yardımcı üreme teknikleri sonrası anne olan kadınlarda postpartum depresyon ve etkileyen faktörlerin belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntemler: Araştırma tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel nitelikte olup, Çukurova Üniversitesi hastanesinin infertilite polikliniğinde tedavi sonucu bebek sahibi olan anneler (n=93) ile yürütülmüştür. Araştırma verileri “Kişisel Bilgi Formu” ve “Edinburgh Doğum Sonrası Depresyon Ölçeği (EDSDÖ)” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Araştırma verilerinin analizinde, tanımlayıcı istatistikler, Independet T testi, Kruskall Wallis ve Mann Whitney U testleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmadaki kadınların EDSDÖ toplam puan ortalaması 18,22± 3,22 ve %94.6' sının postpartum depresyon yönünden risk altında olduğu belirlenmiştir.Annelerin EDSDÖ toplam puan ortalamaları ile sahip olmak istediği bebek cinsiyeti, kaygı yaşama ve eşle sorunları paylaşma değişkenleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlılık saptanmış olup (p<0.05); diğer değişkenlerle istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmamıştır (p>0.05) Sonuç: İnfertilite tedavisi sonucu bebek sahibi olan annelerin postpartum depresyon yönünden risk altında oldukları saptanmıştır. Tedavi sonucu elde edilmiş gebeliklerin sağlıklı bir biçimde sonuçlanması anneler tarafından çok istekle beklense de postpartum dönem infertil anneler için de risk oluşturmaktadır. Tüm sağlık profesyonellerinin bakım verirken tüm ruhsal değişkenlere yönelik durumlar göz önünde bulundurmalıdır.

Keywords

• İnfertilite
• anne sağlığı
• postpartum dönem
• depresyon
• yardımcı üreme teknikleri

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