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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2020

Investigation of the relationship of perceived social support and spiritual well-being with postpartum depression.

Valiollah Akbari, Parvin Rahmatinejad, Mohammad Mahdi Shater, Mostafa Vahedian, Zohre Khalajinia

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  7. Prevalence and risk factors for postpartum depression and stress among mothers of preterm and low birthweight infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit in Accra, Ghana.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025
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  8. Social Support Postpartum: Bengali Women from India on Their Coping Experiences following Childbirth.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
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5 authors.

Valiollah AkbariDepartment of Psychiatric, Medicine School, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
Parvin RahmatinejadForghani Hospital Research Development Committee, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
Mohammad Mahdi ShaterDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mostafa VahedianNeuroscience Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
Zohre KhalajiniaDepartment of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPostpartum depression is a significant common health problem that has negative effects on mental and physical health of mothers and their infants. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between spiritual well-being (SWB) and perceived social support with postpartum depression in new mothers. MATERIALS AND

methodsUsing a descriptive survey design, 200 mothers in the 4

resultsThe prevalence of postpartum depression in this group was 22%. Pearson correlation test showed that there was a negative correlation between high level of perceived social support and SWB with postpartum depression.

conclusionThe findings of this study suggest that perceived social support and SWB have an important role in low depressive symptom in mothers during postpartum. This result can help health-care professionals to pay much attention to social support and SWB as a protective factor against postpartum depression in postpartum or pregnancy care programs.

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Perceived social supportpostpartum depressionprevalencespiritual well-being

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PMID32953903
PMCPMC7482628

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