Early Postpartum Mood as a Risk Factor for Postnatal Depression in Nigerian Women

O. Adewuya, Abiodun

doi:10.1176/ajp.2006.163.8.1435

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Early Postpartum Mood as a Risk Factor for Postnatal Depression in Nigerian Women

Published in American Journal of Psychiatry • Aug 1, 2006

Authors:

Abiodun O. Adewuya

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This report explored early postpartum mood changes and their correlation with postnatal depression in African women. METHOD: Scores on the Maternity Blues Scale and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for 478 women on the fifth day postpartum were compared with the women's Research D...

Subject

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Postpartum depression

Depression (economics)

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