What is it about?

Postpartum depression is commonly experienced among women immediately or within a short period after birth. This study explored the most common maternal and neonatal factors associated with postpartum depression within the first six months after birth

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Why is it important?

It is important to identify factors related to postpartum depression in order to make appropriate plans for screening and management of prospective cases for developing this health problem which may inadvertently affect a woman and her newborn's health

Perspectives

Learning about the factors that place a woman as risk for developing postpartum depression whether demographic of socio-cultural will enable health care providers in considering these in their instructional and health care planning

Professor Reema R Safadi
The University of Jordan

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This page is a summary of: Demographic, maternal, and infant health correlates of post-partum depression in Jordan, Nursing and Health Sciences, December 2015, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12268.
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