Postpartum depressive symptoms in the first 17 months after childbirth: the impact of an emotionally supportive partnership

Daniela Bielinski-Blattmann (), Sakari Lemola, Chantal Jaussi, Werner Stadlmayr and Alexander Grob

International Journal of Public Health, 2009, vol. 54, issue 5, 333-339

Abstract: An increased risk of persistent depressive symptoms beyond the early postpartum period was observed in mothers with poor reciprocal emotional support in the partnership. Further research is needed for a better understanding of the mothers persistent depressive symptoms after childbirth associated with reciprocity of emotional support in the partnership. Copyright Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel/Switzerland 2009

Keywords: Postpartum women; Trajectories of symptoms of postnatal depression; Social support; Partnership after childbirth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-0056-4

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