title: [Risk factors for post partum depression].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Postpartum depression (PPD) is a public health problem with high prevalence in Chile. Many factors are associated with PPD.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the factors associated with the incidence of depressive symptoms (SD) in women with low obstetric risk.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional analytical study on a sample of 105 postpartum women with low obstetric risk assessed by the Edinburgh Depression Scale at the eighth week postpartum.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 37% prevalence of depressive symptoms was found. Univariate analysis showed that the perception of family functioning, overcrowding and number of siblings, were significantly associated with postpartum depressive symptoms. A multiple regression model only accepted family functioning as a predictor of depression.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Perception of family functioning was the only variable that explained in part the presence of depressive symptoms in women with low obstetric risk.
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Enfermería, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. adois@uc.cl
authors.forename: Angelina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dois
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Uribe
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Villarroel
authors.forename: Aixa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Contreras
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008429:Maternal Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult