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Maternity ""Blues"" : Prevalence and Risk Factors
Fecha
2008Registro en:
SPANISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, v.11, n.2, p.593-599, 2008
1138-7416
Autor
FAISAL-CURY, Alexandre
MENEZES, Paulo Rossi
TEDESCO, Jose Julio A.
KAHALLE, Soubhi
ZUGAIB, Marcelo
Institución
Resumen
Objectives: estimate the Prevalence and track the risk factors associated with, Maternity blues (MB). Methods: a transversal study was performed with 113 women, on the tenth day of puerperium. The following instruments were used: Pitt Scale (1968), Stein (1980), Inventory for stressful life events by Holmes & Rahe (1967), and a questionnaire with sociodemographic and obstetric data. Results: the prevalence of MB was 32.7% according to the Stein scale. In the univariated analysis, civil status and tobacco use were associated with MB, Legally married women and nonsmokers showed a risk approximately 4 times lower of experiencing the problem. Conclusions: MB was very prevalent in this sample, Obstetricians must be aware of this condition which may be associated with postpartum depression.