title: Maternity blues in Italian primipara women: symptoms and mood states in the first fifteen days after childbirth.
abstract: The maternity blues is the most commonly observed puerperal mood disturbance. In Italy, the mother's daily affective experience after childbirth has not yet been published. During each of the first 15 days after the birth of the child, 36 primipara women completed the Kellner Symptoms Questionnaire (SQ) and the Profile of Mood States (POMS). We found that the mothers studied showed both psychological symptoms and mood disturbances of slight entity. Conversely, somatic symptoms were particularly acute in the first few days after childbirth. In this same period, slight anxiety symptoms, confusion, and bewilderment may develop.
authors.affiliation: Consultorio Familiare Service of Este, Azienda ULSS 17 Moneslice, National Health Service, Via Marconi 19, Monselice, Italy. pgruss@tin.it
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grussu
authors.forename: Rosa Maria
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Quatraro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D010298:Parity; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult