ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
The Association between Birth Satisfaction and the Risk of Postpartum Depression.
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- A systematic review of birth trauma in the Middle East.BMC women's health · 2025Pooled it
- Pharmacological pain relief and women´s birth experience: a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
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- Identifying risk factors associated with postpartum depression: a retrospective case-control study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Risk and Protective Factors of Perinatal Depression in Perinatal Latinas: a Systematic Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Review
- Women satisfaction with breastfeeding care in maternity hospitals: a survey from Italy.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- Beyond pain relief: reframing labor analgesia as part of comprehensive, psychologically informed perinatal care.Journal of anesthesia · 2026Article
- Peripartum predictors of postpartum dyspareunia: a longitudinal observational cohort study.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Observational
- Perception of respectful maternity care and birth satisfaction among postpartum women: a cross-sectional study in a baby-friendly hospital.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Article
- Psychosocial risk factors for depression and anxiety in European postpartum women: A scoping review.European journal of midwifery · 2026Review
- Interplay of traumatic birth experiences and postnatal depression in Pakistani women.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Association of remifentanil analgesia with postpartum depression and birth experience: an observational study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Observational
- Maternal Birth Satisfaction Relating to Intraoperative and Early Postpartum Skin-to-Skin Contact with the Neonate During Caesarean Birth: An Integrative Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Review
- Women's Experiences Regarding Maternity Care in a Selected Hospital in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province: A Qualitative Approach.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Associations Among Racial Discrimination, Perceived Stress, and Birth Satisfaction in Black Women in the Postpartum Period.Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN · 2024Article
- Early detection of perinatal depression in couples: a single-center prospective study.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2024Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with postpartum depression among Bhutanese mothers: a cross-sectional study.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea) · 2024Article
- A cross-sectional study of low birth satisfaction during the COVID-19 epidemics' fifth wave.Nursing open · 2024Article
- Association of childbirth experience with long-term psychological outcomes: a prospective cohort study.Reproductive health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Negative experiences with childbirth might have a negative impact on a woman's overall health, including a higher risk of postpartum depression. The aim of the study was to examine the association between birth satisfaction and the risk of postpartum depression (PPD). A 30-item version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale (BSS) and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) were used, as well as the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). The study included 584 women (mean age 30.6 ± 4.9), 2 to 4 days postpartum. In the regression model, the negative effect of birth satisfaction on the risk of postpartum depression was shown: a lower level of satisfaction with childbirth was a significant predictor of a higher risk of PPD (β = -0.18, 95% CI = -0.08; -0.03). The regression model was controlled for the effect of the sociodemographic factors (such as education or marital status) and clinical variables (such as parity, type of delivery, psychiatric history, levels of prenatal stress). Levels of prenatal stress (β = 0.43, 95% CI = 0.27; 0.39), psychiatric history (β = 0.08, 95% CI = 0.01; 3.09), parity (β = -0.12, 95% CI = -1.82; -0.32) and type of delivery (β = 0.11, 95% CI = 0.20; 1.94) were also significantly associated with the levels of postnatal depression. The current study confirmed the association between the level of birth satisfaction and the risk of developing PPD, i.e., a lower satisfaction with childbirth may increase the risk of developing PPD.
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