ArticleBMC psychiatry2018
Prevalence of positive depression screen among post miscarriage women- A cross sectional study.
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- Global prevalence of post-miscarriage anxiety, depression, and stress: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of global health · 2025Pooled it
- Fetal loss and long-term maternal morbidity and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Global prevalence of post-abortion depression: systematic review and Meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Predictors of depressive symptoms and depression in women with previous pregnancy loss.The British journal of clinical psychology · 2026Article
- Level of basic hope and symptoms of anxiety and depression in women after miscarriage.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2024Article
- Foreign Nationality, Family Psychiatry History and Pregestational Neoplastic Disease as Predictors of Perinatal Depression in a Cohort of Healthy Pregnant and Puerperal Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Psychologic Sequelae in Early Pregnancy Complications.International journal of women's health · 2023Review
- Postnatal Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Risk Following Miscarriage.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Suicide and Maternal Mortality.Current psychiatry reports · 2022Review
- The Impact of Prenatal Depression in Patients of High Risk Pregnancy Clinic on Obstetric Outcomes.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2021Article
- A survey of postpartum depression and health care needs among Chinese postpartum women during the pandemic of COVID-19.Archives of psychiatric nursing · 2021Article
- Factors associated with a positive depression screen after a miscarriage.BMC psychiatry · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundMiscarriages are a common pregnancy complication affecting about 10-15% of pregnancies. Miscarriages may be associated with a myriad of psychiatric morbidity at various timelines after the event. Depression has been shown to affect about 10-20% of all women following a miscarriage. However, no data exists in the local setting informing on the prevalence of post-miscarriage depression. We set out to determine the prevalence of positive depression screen among women who have experienced a miscarriage at the Aga Khan University hospital, Nairobi.
methodsThe study was cross-sectional in design. Patients who had a miscarriage were recruited at the post-miscarriage clinic review at the gynecology clinics at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. The Edinburgh postpartum depression scale was used to screen for depression in the patients. Prevalence was calculated from the percentage of patients achieving the cut -off score of 13 over the total number of patients.
resultsA total of 182 patients were recruited for the study. The prevalence of positive depression screen was 34.1% since 62 of the 182 patients had a positive depression screen. Moreover, of the patients who had a positive depression screen, 21(33.1%) had thoughts of self-harm.
conclusionA positive depression screen is present in 34.1% of women in our population two weeks after a miscarriage. Thoughts of self-harm are present in about a third of these women (33.1%) hence pointing out the importance of screening these women using the EPDS after a miscarriage.
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