ArticleMCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing
Effectiveness of Discharge Education on Postpartum Depression.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Enhancing Follow-up Mechanisms for Women at Risk for Postpartum Depression
Get Your Mind Right: Feasibility of a Mental Health Intervention for African American Fathers in North Omaha
Determining the Severity of Physical Symptoms Displayed by Mothers Receiving Personalized Care and Their Level of Perceived Readiness for Discharge After Birth
The Effect of Pecha-Kucha Method on the Discharge Readiness and Anxiety Levels: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of discharge planning interventions on health-related outcomes among postpartum women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Preventing postpartum depression in pregnant women using an app-based health-promoting behaviors program (Pender's health promotion model): a randomized Controlled Trial.BMC psychology · 2025Trial
- Effect of educational- counseling program based on precede-proceed model during Pregnancy on postpartum depression.Nursing open · 2021Trial
- Technology-assisted nursing for postpartum support: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of advanced nursing · 2019Trial
- Clinical and socio-demographic characteristics associated with perinatal depression and human immunodeficiency virus.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2026Article
- Evaluation of Group Therapy Intervention for Anxiety and Depression in the Postnatal Period.Maternal and child health journal · 2025Article
- Identifying risk factors for postpartum depression in Mashhad, Iran, 2017-2024: a population-based case-control study.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- Multidimensional influencing factors of postpartum depression based on the perspective of the entire reproductive cycle: evidence from western province of China.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
- Selected Factors of Experiencing Pregnancy and Birth in Association with Postpartum Depression.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Postpartum depression literacy in Chinese perinatal women: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Scoping Review of Postpartum Discharge Education Provided by Nurses.Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN · 2022Article
- What Do Women Want? Looking Beyond Patient Satisfaction.Nursing for women's health · 2019Article
- Measuring outcomes of digital technology-assisted nursing postpartum: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of advanced nursing · 2018Article
- The role of social support in shaping maternal experiences during the postpartum hospital stay: A qualitative study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
purposeTo determine effectiveness of an educational intervention in reducing or preventing symptoms of postpartum depression (PPD). STUDY DESIGN AND
methodsEnglish-speaking women age 18 or older with a singleton, term, healthy newborn were recruited from an 11-bed maternity unit in Southern New Hampshire. Using a quasi-experimental design, the first 120 respondents received usual care (control), and the following 120 respondents received the education (treatment) including PPD predictors, symptoms, prevention, and management. Current risk factors were measured using the Postpartum Depression Predictors Inventory-Revised (PDPI-R). Symptoms of depression were measured using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) at 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months postpartum. Two-proportion z-tests were used to determine whether the education had a significant impact on EPDS scores at each of the three follow-ups.
resultsThere was no significant difference in symptoms of depression as measured by the EPDS between the treatment and control group at 6 weeks, 3 months, or 6 months postpartum. However, consistent with previous studies, low socioeconomic status and a history of depression or anxiety prior to or during the pregnancy were significant predictors of PPD. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Postpartum nursing discharge education did not decrease depression symptoms up to 6 months after discharge. More research is needed to determine the most appropriate timing and content of education about PPD. Many women at risk can be identified prior to birth. Education to improve literacy about PPD may need to be provided prenatally and reinforced during postpartum hospitalization and after discharge.
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