Research Article

Baby-Related Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression

Volume: 19 Number: 3 December 18, 2017
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Baby-Related Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression

Abstract

ObjectiveThis study was conducted to identify risk factors associated with the baby for postpartum depression of the mothers who live in Istanbul.

Material and Methods: The method of this study is descriptive. It was conducted on 310 mothers who had admitted to primary health care centers responsible for follow-up of both the pregnant mother and the baby. The data has been collected using the Scale of Edinburgh Postpartum Depression.

Results: It has been found that the level of postnatal depression is significantly related to the satisfaction of the expectation for the baby's gender (t=–3.506, df=308, p<.01) and willingness for pregnancy (t=–3.185, df=308, p<.01) According to one-way variance analysis, it was observed that postpartum depression levels were significantly associated with breastfeeding of the baby (F=5.407, df=309, p<.01) and experiencing problems in baby care (F=4.465, df=309, p<.001).

Conclusion: The findings of this study reveals that postpartum depression arises from unwanted pregnancy, inappropriate baby gender, difficulties of baby care, and the negative effects of baby on family relations.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Nazan Karahan
KARABÜK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, EBELİK BÖLÜMÜ
Türkiye

Nimet Sevgi Gençalp This is me
ÜSKÜDAR ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, EBELİK BÖLÜMÜ

Fadime Bingöl
MARMARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, EBELİK BÖLÜMÜ

Reyhan Aydın This is me
KARABÜK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, EBELİK BÖLÜMÜ

Ali Ramazan Benli
Karabük Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Aile Hekimliği ABD

Publication Date

December 18, 2017

Submission Date

July 31, 2017

Acceptance Date

December 4, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 19 Number: 3

APA
Karahan, N., Gençalp, N. S., Bingöl, F., Aydın, R., & Benli, A. R. (2017). Baby-Related Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, 19(3), 204-213. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.331954
AMA
1.Karahan N, Gençalp NS, Bingöl F, Aydın R, Benli AR. Baby-Related Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression. Kırıkkale Uni Med J. 2017;19(3):204-213. doi:10.24938/kutfd.331954
Chicago
Karahan, Nazan, Nimet Sevgi Gençalp, Fadime Bingöl, Reyhan Aydın, and Ali Ramazan Benli. 2017. “Baby-Related Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 19 (3): 204-13. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.331954.
EndNote
Karahan N, Gençalp NS, Bingöl F, Aydın R, Benli AR (December 1, 2017) Baby-Related Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 19 3 204–213.
IEEE
[1]N. Karahan, N. S. Gençalp, F. Bingöl, R. Aydın, and A. R. Benli, “Baby-Related Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression”, Kırıkkale Uni Med J, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 204–213, Dec. 2017, doi: 10.24938/kutfd.331954.
ISNAD
Karahan, Nazan - Gençalp, Nimet Sevgi - Bingöl, Fadime - Aydın, Reyhan - Benli, Ali Ramazan. “Baby-Related Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 19/3 (December 1, 2017): 204-213. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.331954.
JAMA
1.Karahan N, Gençalp NS, Bingöl F, Aydın R, Benli AR. Baby-Related Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression. Kırıkkale Uni Med J. 2017;19:204–213.
MLA
Karahan, Nazan, et al. “Baby-Related Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, vol. 19, no. 3, Dec. 2017, pp. 204-13, doi:10.24938/kutfd.331954.
Vancouver
1.Nazan Karahan, Nimet Sevgi Gençalp, Fadime Bingöl, Reyhan Aydın, Ali Ramazan Benli. Baby-Related Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression. Kırıkkale Uni Med J. 2017 Dec. 1;19(3):204-13. doi:10.24938/kutfd.331954

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