Abstract

FERNANDEZ VERA, Johalys Karina; ITURRIZA NATALE, Alejandra Teresa; TORO MERLO, Judith  and  VALBUENA, Rosalba. Depresión posparto valorada mediante la escala de Edimburgo. Rev Obstet Ginecol Venez [online]. 2014, vol.74, n.4, pp.229-243. ISSN 0048-7732.

Objective: To determinate prevalence of depression in postpartum women attended in the Obstetric Service of General Hospital of the West “Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez” in Caracas, during June to September 2013. Methods: By means of a descriptive and prospective study, postpartum depression was investigated in a sample of 249 patients, applying the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale. Results: In mediate puerperium there was postpartum depression prevalence of 84.2 % in adolescents and of 81.5 % in adults, without significant difference between both groups. Conclusion: The prevalence of postpartum depression was high in adolescents and adults, predominating postpartum depression of moderate grade.

Keywords : Postpartum depression; Edinburgh Scale; Risk´s factors.

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