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ArticleScientific reports2025

Prevalence and contributing factors of postpartum depression risk during the pandemic among women living in Baixo Alentejo at Portugal.

Solange Silva, Maria Barros, Otilia Zangão, Úrsula Carvalho, Margarida Sim-Sim

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Solange SilvaUnidade Local de Saúde do Baixo-Alentejo, 7801-849, Beja, Portugal.
Maria BarrosEscola Superior de Enfermagem São João de Deus, Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Universidade de Évora, 7004-516, Évora, Portugal.
Otilia ZangãoEscola Superior de Enfermagem São João de Deus, Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Universidade de Évora, 7004-516, Évora, Portugal.
Úrsula CarvalhoUnidade Local de Saúde do Baixo-Alentejo, 7801-849, Beja, Portugal.
Margarida Sim-SimComprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Universidade de Évora, 7004-516, Évora, Portugal. msimsim@uevora.pt.

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This work is funded by national funds through the foundation for Science and Technology under the project UIDP/04923/2020.
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The WHO estimates that postpartum depression occurs in 13-20% of women. It is underdiagnosed and undervalued. The aim is to analyze the prevalence and factors associated with the risk of postpartum depression in times of Pandemic in puerperal women in Baixo-Alentejo, Portugal. Cross-sectional study with 301 participants. The online questionnaire collected sociodemographic data, characteristics of pregnancy, childbirth, puerperium, and also the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. The statistical analysis used IBM-SPSS. After bivariate analysis, variables with a p-value < .25 were selected. Logistic regression was performed on the potential predictors. Ethical principles were respected. The average age of the participants was 31.35 years (SD = 5.80). At an EPDS total score cut-off of 10, the prevalence of the risk of postpartum depression was 27.57%. Three protective factors associated with the risk of postpartum depression were: a) feeling safe during childbirth (OR .958, 95% CI .942-.974, B = - .043), b) being accompanied in labor by a family member (OR .342, 95% CI .163-.715, B = - 1.074) and c) planning the pregnancy (OR .209, 95% CI .109-.397, B = - 1.568). The model explained 34.3% of the variance in the risk of postpartum depression. The study suggests the need for local health policies. Potentiation of short- and long-term morbidities must be avoided.

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COVID-19Depression, PostpartumAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansPandemicsPortugalPregnancyPrevalenceRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultCOVID-19Edinburgh Postnatal Depression ScaleMental healthPostpartum depressionRisk factorsWomen

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PMCPMC12514236

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