title: Postnatal depression in women after unsuccessful attempted abortion.
abstract: A population-based cohort study investigated postnatal depression in Brazilian women who attempted an abortion. Participants' views and actions on abortion were assessed during pregnancy and postnatal depression was evaluated with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. An unsuccessful abortion attempt was associated with postnatal depression (adjusted OR = 1.6, 95% CI 1.0-2.5). In Brazil abortion is illegal under most circumstances.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil. abl@ufpe.br
authors.forename: Ana Bernarda
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Ludermir
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Araya
authors.forename: Thália Velho Barreto
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: de Araújo
authors.forename: Sandra Alves
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Valongueiro
authors.forename: Glyn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000024:Abortion, Illegal / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011247:Pregnancy; D011275:Pregnancy, Unwanted / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult