title: [Affective disorders in the first week after the delivery: prevalence and risk factors].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to evaluate the incidence of affective disorders in women 3 to 5 days after childbirth and the influence of sociodemographic, psychiatric and obstetric factors on the prevalence of maternity blues.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted at the 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, between January and July 2007. 350 women between 3rd and 5th day of puerperium were asked to fill in a questionnaire, designed especially for the purpose of the study, containing 10 items from the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. 344 questionnaires were filled in properly.
  
  
  RESULTS
  132 mothers (38.4%) had an EPDS score > or =10. It has been revealed that low educational level, lack of family support, pregnancy complications and patient's history of depression had strong influence on postpartum mood. Parity, cesarean delivery, place of residence, occupation, marital status, socioeconomic level, preterm delivery and breast feeding showed no relationship with maternity blues. There were no differences in newborns' condition according to Apgar scale.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Every third mother is at risk of developing maternity blues. The implementation of screening for early postpartum affective disorders seems to be crucial in singling out women at risk of postpartum depression.
authors.affiliation: I Katedra i Klinika Połoznictwa i Ginekologii Akademii Medycznej w Warszawie. kosinska@amwaw.edu.pl
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kosińska-Kaczyńska
authors.forename: Edyta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Horosz
authors.forename: Mirosław
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wielgoś
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Szymusik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008016:Life Change Events; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires