Postpartum depression in a maternity hospital in Nigeria.
OBJECTIVE
To explore the recognition and management of postpartum depression (PPD) by the obstetric team in a maternity hospital concomitantly, was to find the rate of PPD in the centre.


METHODS
A descriptive cross-sectional study.


METHODS
Island Maternity Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria; a moderately large obstetric facility with 68 beds and 42 paediatric cots.


METHODS
The medical staff including doctors and nurse midwives in the study centre. Concomitantly, a sample of women that delivered in the hospital during the study period.


RESULTS
Seventy two (65.5%) of the total 110 obstetric staff in the hospital consented to the study; made up of 10 doctors and 62 midwives of varying cadres. 43.1% of them admitted their difficulty to recognise PPD with X2 of 25.8, while 19.4% expressed doubt in the obstetric team's ability to manage PPD. 86.1% would rather refer PPD cases to the psychiatrists, but saw stigma as a militating factor. Hence 77.8% with X2 of 65.3 would want consultation-liaison psychiatric services established in the centre. Concomitantly, of the 252 women assessed with EPDS, 23% were depressed with scores >12.


CONCLUSIONS
It is concluded that there is need to update the obstetric team's knowledge on the management of PPD through Continuous Medical Education (CME) to which 97.2% of them agreed.
Owoeye
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Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.
Aina
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Morakinyo
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D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008880:Midwifery / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies