ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2023
Maternal expectations of fetal gender and risk of postpartum depression.
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- Predictors of postpartum depression among mothers in Wenzhou, China: A cross-sectional study.Belitung nursing journal · 2026Article
- Breastfeeding difficulties and maternal-infant bonding at three months postpartum in a Turkish cohort.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Investigating the Correlation Between Postpartum Management Approaches and Postpartum Depression Symptoms.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2025Article
- Postpartum depression in Northeastern China: a cross-sectional study 6 weeks after giving birth.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Effects of postpartum fatigue, parenting stress, and family support on postpartum depression in Chinese first-time mothers: a cross-sectional study.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea) · 2024Article
- 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
- Comparing the prevalence and influencing factors of postpartum depression in primiparous and multiparous women in China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundFemale offspring was associated with a high risk of postpartum depression (PPD) during the one-child policy period in China. However, little is known about the association between maternal expectations on fetal gender and the risk of PPD in the context of the new two children policy implemented in 2016.
methodsWe conducted a hospital-based cohort study of women with singleton pregnancies between 2017 and 2018 (n = 991) to address this concern. Logistic regression was run to estimate the association between unexpected fetal gender and the risk of PPD.
resultsA total of 127 women (12.8%) were diagnosed with PPD. Compared with women who achieved fetal gender expectations, the odds ratio (OR) for PPD among those who had an unexpected fetal gender was 2.44 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.30-4.58) (in the backward method logistic regression model) and 2.25 (95% CI: 1.21-4.18) (in the forward method model), respectively. The disparity of the association was significant among primiparous and pluriparous women (OR, 2.52, 95% CI: 1.32-4.84, P = 0.005 vs. OR, 0.91, 95% CI: 0.09-8.75, P = 0.932). Fetal gender expectations accounted for about 15% of the risk of PPD in the structural equation models.
conclusionsThese results indicated that unexpected fetal gender was associated with an increased risk of PPD among Chinese primiparous women.
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