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Association of Antenatal Education Attendance with Early Postpartum Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Scores: A Retrospective Observational Study

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Association of Antenatal Education Attendance with Early Postpartum Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Scores: A Retrospective Observational Study

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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the association between attendance at an institutional antenatal education program and early postpartum depressive symptom burden assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Methods: This retrospective study included women who completed antenatal follow-up and delivery. Women who attended at least one theoretical antenatal education session were included in the antenatal education group. EPDS was recorded within the first 24 hours postpartum as part of routine assessment. High EPDS risk was defined as EPDS ≥13. Results: The cohort included 170 women, with 85 women in each group. Median EPDS score was lower in the antenatal education group than in the control group (7 vs 14 , p<0.001). High EPDS risk was recorded in 12 women (14.1%) in the antenatal education group and 70 women (82.4%) in the control group (p<0.001). Vaginal delivery was more frequent among women who attended antenatal education (68.2% vs 45.9%, p=0.003). After adjustment, antenatal education attendance remained independently associated with lower odds of high EPDS risk (adjusted OR, 0.034; 95% CI, 0.013-0.090; p<0.001) and a lower continuous EPDS score (adjusted β, -6.654; 95% CI, -7.644 to -5.664; p<0.001). Conclusion: Antenatal education attendance was associated with lower early postpartum EPDS scores, lower high EPDS risk, and a higher vaginal delivery rate. Because EPDS was assessed within the first 24 hours postpartum and the study was non-randomized, the findings should be interpreted as an association with early postpartum depressive symptom burden rather than as proof of a causal preventive effect on clinically diagnosed postpartum depression.

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This study was approved by the Local Ethics Committee (approval no: AEŞH-BADEK2-2026-372; approval date: May 5, 2026).

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Yayımlanma Tarihi

11 Temmuz 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

10 Haziran 2026

Kabul Tarihi

1 Temmuz 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 23 Sayı: 2

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APA
Seyhan, B., Başbuğa, H. M., Açıkgöz, H. A., Özalp, E., & Soysal, Ç. (2026). Association of Antenatal Education Attendance with Early Postpartum Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Scores: A Retrospective Observational Study. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi, 23(2), 174-181. https://doi.org/10.38136/jgon.1968389
AMA
1.Seyhan B, Başbuğa HM, Açıkgöz HA, Özalp E, Soysal Ç. Association of Antenatal Education Attendance with Early Postpartum Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Scores: A Retrospective Observational Study. JGON. 2026;23(2):174-181. doi:10.38136/jgon.1968389
Chicago
Seyhan, Berna, Hasan Mert Başbuğa, Hamza Arda Açıkgöz, Emel Özalp, ve Çağanay Soysal. 2026. “Association of Antenatal Education Attendance with Early Postpartum Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Scores: A Retrospective Observational Study”. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi 23 (2): 174-81. https://doi.org/10.38136/jgon.1968389.
EndNote
Seyhan B, Başbuğa HM, Açıkgöz HA, Özalp E, Soysal Ç (01 Temmuz 2026) Association of Antenatal Education Attendance with Early Postpartum Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Scores: A Retrospective Observational Study. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi 23 2 174–181.
IEEE
[1]B. Seyhan, H. M. Başbuğa, H. A. Açıkgöz, E. Özalp, ve Ç. Soysal, “Association of Antenatal Education Attendance with Early Postpartum Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Scores: A Retrospective Observational Study”, JGON, c. 23, sy 2, ss. 174–181, Tem. 2026, doi: 10.38136/jgon.1968389.
ISNAD
Seyhan, Berna - Başbuğa, Hasan Mert - Açıkgöz, Hamza Arda - Özalp, Emel - Soysal, Çağanay. “Association of Antenatal Education Attendance with Early Postpartum Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Scores: A Retrospective Observational Study”. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi 23/2 (01 Temmuz 2026): 174-181. https://doi.org/10.38136/jgon.1968389.
JAMA
1.Seyhan B, Başbuğa HM, Açıkgöz HA, Özalp E, Soysal Ç. Association of Antenatal Education Attendance with Early Postpartum Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Scores: A Retrospective Observational Study. JGON. 2026;23:174–181.
MLA
Seyhan, Berna, vd. “Association of Antenatal Education Attendance with Early Postpartum Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Scores: A Retrospective Observational Study”. Jinekoloji-Obstetrik ve Neonatoloji Tıp Dergisi, c. 23, sy 2, Temmuz 2026, ss. 174-81, doi:10.38136/jgon.1968389.
Vancouver
1.Berna Seyhan, Hasan Mert Başbuğa, Hamza Arda Açıkgöz, Emel Özalp, Çağanay Soysal. Association of Antenatal Education Attendance with Early Postpartum Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Scores: A Retrospective Observational Study. JGON. 01 Temmuz 2026;23(2):174-81. doi:10.38136/jgon.1968389