The effects of prenatal maternal depressive symptoms on pain scores in the early postpartum period.
Depression aggravates chronic pain. Currently, there is little information about the relationship between prenatal maternal depressive symptoms and pain scores in the early postpartum period of caesarean section. This investigation is to explore the prevalence of prenatal maternal depressive symptoms and their effects on pain scores in the early postpartum period of caesarean section. We performed depression scores and pain scores on 764 women after admission to the hospital and at 24 h, 48 h and 72 h after caesarean section. Up to 29.7% of women experienced positive depressive symptoms, and they had much higher pain scores in the early postpartum period of caesarean section. Pregnant women with positive depressive symptoms require further interventions and mental healthcare in order to relieve their pain in the early postpartum period.
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Affiliated with School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. lhy16888888@tom.com
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D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D015995:Prevalence; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult