Analysis of the relationship between postpartum depression and expectation gap of postpartum support

Abstract

Objective To explore the relationship between expected drop and postpartum depression, analysis of influence factors of postpartum depression. Methods Chinese version of Postpartum Support Questionnaire and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale were used to investigate 411 puerpera of 42-56 days postpartum by the convenience sampling method. Results The incidence rate of postpartum depression was 17.03% (70/411). The correlation coefficient r between the actual situation of postpartum social support and the score of each dimension and the score of Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale was 0.157 to 0.247 (P<0.01).The correlation coefficient r between the postpartum social support expectation drop and the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale score was 0.173 to 0.230 (P<0.01). Regression analysis showed postpartum depression was related to emotional support, nursing mode, registered permanent residence and gender expectations for baby. Conclusions The positive rate of postpartum depression is still higher. How to reduce the incidence of postpartum depression is still a problem to be solved. According to the characteristics of social support and maternal postpartum to evaluate the importance of targeted social support can reduce the incidence of postpartum depression. Key words: Postpartum depression; Social support; Expectation gap