The Association between Birth Satisfaction and the Risk of Postpartum Depression

Eva Urbanová, Zuzana Škodová and Martina Bašková
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Eva Urbanová: Department of Midwifery, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, 036 01 Martin, Slovakia
Zuzana Škodová: Department of Midwifery, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, 036 01 Martin, Slovakia
Martina Bašková: Department of Midwifery, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, 036 01 Martin, Slovakia

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 19, 1-14

Abstract: Negative experiences with childbirth might have a negative impact on a woman’s overall health, including a higher risk of postpartum depression. The aim of the study was to examine the association between birth satisfaction and the risk of postpartum depression (PPD). A 30-item version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale (BSS) and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) were used, as well as the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). The study included 584 women (mean age 30.6 ± 4.9), 2 to 4 days postpartum. In the regression model, the negative effect of birth satisfaction on the risk of postpartum depression was shown: a lower level of satisfaction with childbirth was a significant predictor of a higher risk of PPD (? = ?0.18, 95% CI = ?0.08; ?0.03). The regression model was controlled for the effect of the sociodemographic factors (such as education or marital status) and clinical variables (such as parity, type of delivery, psychiatric history, levels of prenatal stress). Levels of prenatal stress (? = 0.43, 95% CI = 0.27; 0.39), psychiatric history (? = 0.08, 95% CI = 0.01; 3.09), parity (? = ?0.12, 95% CI = ?1.82; ?0.32) and type of delivery (? = 0.11, 95% CI = 0.20; 1.94) were also significantly associated with the levels of postnatal depression. The current study confirmed the association between the level of birth satisfaction and the risk of developing PPD, i.e., a lower satisfaction with childbirth may increase the risk of developing PPD.

Keywords: risk of postpartum depression; birth satisfaction; stress; postpartum period (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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