title: Association between maternal anaemia and postpartum depression in an urban sample of pregnant women in Iran.
abstract: The aim of this prospective study was to determine the relationship between anaemia during pregnancy and postpartum depression. Two hundred eighty-one non-anaemic mothers with singleton and low-risk pregnancy and no history of antidepressant-use were studied. Demographic and reproductive data at week 20 were obtained. Mothers were followed up and haemoglobin (Hb) was checked at delivery. Iranian version of Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) was completed 4-6 weeks after delivery. Mean age of the mothers was 26.6+/-4 years. The prevalence of postpartum depression according to EPDS was 5.5%. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that Hb <11 g/dL at delivery would increase the chance of postpartum depression (OR 4.64; 95% CI 1.33-16.08). The results show that diagnosis and treatment of physiologic factors, especially anaemia, would reduce the risk of postpartum depression.
authors.affiliation: Family Health Research Group, Health Metrics Research Center, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, ACECR, Tehran, Iran. agoshtasebi@ihsr.ac.ir
authors.forename: Azita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goshtasebi
authors.forename: Mozhgan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alizadeh
authors.forename: Samira Behboudi
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Gandevani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D019052:Depression, Postpartum / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins