Abstract

The study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of depression among postpartum women in a Government hospital at Kundapur. The samples of 60 mothers were included for the study. Edinburgh postnatal depression scale was used to assess the level of depression. Majority of the women (81.7%, n=49) had depression. The results showed that post-natal depression (PND) symptoms are common among women during the first week of delivery.

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