Internal Medicine: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2165-8048
ISSN: 2165-8048
ZinatossadatBouzari, Shahla Yazdani, Soheila Hassanzadeh and Mojgan Naeimi-Rad
Babol University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Intern Med
Background & Aim: Assessment and diagnosis of depression in pregnant women is essential to maintain the health of the mother and fetus. Hence, this study was done for prevalence and risk factors of depression during third trimester in women referred to Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital, Babol in 2011. Materials & Methods: In this cross-sectional study, all pregnant women with singleton pregnancies in the third trimester who was referred to Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital for prenatal care was enrolled. After obtaining written informed consent from patients information such as education level, economic status and previous history of depression were collected in the form of a check list. Data were analyzed using chi-square, Mann-Whitney U-test and logistic regression. Results: From 300 pregnant women, 86 participants (28.7%) were found to be depressed in the third trimester. Depression had significantly associated with maternal age, smoking spouse, number of pregnancies, abortions, family history of depression. In the logistic regression model risk factors of depression had shown significantly associated with education level, economic status and history of depression. Conclusion: The high prevalence of depression during pregnancy creates complications for the fetus. Physicians and staff should be aware awareness and establishing a proper communication system improve the quality of care provided to women with depression is essentials.
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