ArticlePublic health nutrition2022
Is iron deficiency a risk factor for postpartum depression? A case-control study in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.
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- Nutrition and non-nutrition determinants of maternal mental disorders, stress and depression in pregnancy amidst a global pandemic: findings from Action against Stunting Hub Indonesia.The British journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- Invisible Links: Associations Between Micronutrient Deficiencies and Postpartum Depression-A Systematic Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Is an improvement in anaemia and iron levels associated with the risk of early postpartum depression? A cohort study from Lagos, Nigeria.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Palestinian Women in the Hebron Governorate, Palestine.Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH · 2024Article
- Biology of Anemia: A Public Health Perspective.The Journal of nutrition · 2023Article
- Iron metabolism and chronic inflammation in IgA nephropathy.Renal failure · 2023Review
- Appropriate Macronutrients or Mineral Elements Are Beneficial to Improve Depression and Reduce the Risk of Depression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Dietary Patterns of Treatment-Resistant Depression Patients.Nutrients · 2022Article
- The Problem of Malnutrition Associated with Major Depressive Disorder from a Sex-Gender Perspective.Nutrients · 2022Review
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- The Association between Post-Partum Depression and Nutrition and Dietary Patterns: Systematic Review.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchReview
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aims to investigate the association between iron body status and postpartum depression (PPD) among mothers during the postpartum period.
designThis is a case-control study.
settingGovernmental primary health care centres in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.
participantsThis study involved 300 mothers a month after delivery, with one 150 mothers that were recruited in the cases group who were diagnosed with PPD based on Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) ≥ 10. The control group included 150 mothers did not have PPD (EPDS < 10). Body iron status is represented by the index of sTfR/log ferritin.
resultsAmong PPD mothers, 43·3 % had low ferritin level v. 15·3 % for controls (P < 0·001) and cases v. controls difference in mean Hb level was -0·61 (95 % CI -0·86, -0·35). The results of the multiple logistic regression reported that there is a statistically significant association between PPD and the body iron status existed, as mothers who suffered from iron deficiency (ID) were three times more likely to have PPD (ORadj 3·25; P = 0·015). Furthermore, the results of the final regression model showed that the other factors that can lead to PPD are absence of psychological guidance services (ORadj 8·54; P = 0·001), suffering from undesired feeling in the last pregnancy (ORadj 1·77; P = 0·034), in addition to having one of the mental health disorders in the last pregnancy (P = 0·001).
conclusionBody iron status might be a risk factor for postpartum depression and other possibilities of reverse causality may worsen the condition.
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