ArticleBMC research notes2022
Postpartum depression and associated risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Postpartum Depression and Length of Stay in a Large Academic Center in New Jersey.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Association between infant feeding practices, COVID-19 related cognitive factors, and postpartum depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional online study in Thailand.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The burden of postpartum depression and its socio-demographic and obstetric correlates among parturient in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- Using YouTube Comments Data to Explore Postpartum Depression in Social Media: An Infodemiology Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression among Mothers in Najran City, Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Anti-angiogenic mechanisms and serotonergic dysfunction in the Rgs2 knockout model for the study of psycho-obstetric risk.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2024Article
- Exploring the burden of postpartum depression in urban Bangladesh: Prevalence and its associations with pregnancy-related factors from a cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of postpartum depression among women attending primary healthcare centers in northern of West Bank/ Palestine: a cross-sectional study, 2022.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Factors associated with COVID-19 infection in pregnant women: Focusing on maternal anxiety.PloS one · 2024Article
- Depressive and anxiety symptoms in postpartum women after recovery from COVID-19: a questionnaire-based observational study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Observational
- Contextualizing the experiences of Black pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: 'It's been a lonely ride'.Reproductive health · 2023Article
- Breastfeeding Practices and Postpartum Depression in Mexican Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Maternal mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran: a content analysis study.Reproductive health · 2023Article
- What Are the Implications of COVID-19 on Breastfeeding? A Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence Studies.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe postpartum depression and associated risk factors among postpartum patients in the United States (US) between February and July 2020. This study used a cross-sectional descriptive design to collect survey data from a convenience sample of postpartum patients who lived in the US and delivered a live infant after the US declared COVID-19 a public health emergency.
resultsOur sample included 670 postpartum patients who completed an online survey inclusive of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and selected demographic items (e.g. NICU admission status, infant gestational age, infant feeding method). In our sample, 1 in 3 participants screened positive for postpartum depression and 1 in 5 had major depressive symptoms. Participants who fed their infants formula had 92% greater odds of screening positive for postpartum depression and were 73% more likely to screen positive for major depressive symptoms compared to those who breastfed or bottle-fed with their own human milk. Participants with infants admitted to a NICU had 74% greater odds of screening positive. Each 1 week increase in weeks postpartum increased the odds of screening positive by 4%. Participants who worried about themselves and their infants contracting COVID-19 had 71% greater odds of screening positive.
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