Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Scand J Public Health. 2021 Aug;49(6):606-615. doi: 10.1177/1403494820977969. Epub 2020 Dec 14.
The first year after childbirth involves a major transition for women, which can accentuate inadequacies and feelings of powerlessness, making them vulnerable to depression. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and frequency of maternal postpartum depressive symptoms at different times after giving birth (0-21 months).
Data were collected cross-sectionally using a web questionnaire containing the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). A total of 888 mothers with children in the age range 0-21 months responded.
The results showed different levels of depression over the range of months included in the study. The overall prevalence using EPDS ⩾ 12 was 27.8%. There were higher levels at 9-12 months and 17-21 months. The highest levels of symptoms of depression were found at nine, 12, and 17 months after birth, and the lowest levels at two and 16 months.
产后第一年是女性的重大转变期，这可能会加剧她们的不适应和无力感，使她们容易患上抑郁症。本研究旨在调查产后不同时间（0-21 个月）产妇产后抑郁症状的发生率和频率。
使用包含爱丁堡产后抑郁量表（EPDS）的网络问卷进行横断面数据收集。共有 888 名年龄在 0-21 个月的儿童的母亲做出了回应。
结果显示，在研究涵盖的几个月内，抑郁程度不同。使用 EPDS ⩾ 12 的总体患病率为 27.8%。9-12 个月和 17-21 个月的患病率更高。产后 9、12 和 17 个月出现抑郁症状的水平最高，产后 2 和 16 个月出现抑郁症状的水平最低。
