Abstract
Background: Maternal mental status has been thought to be affected by the delivery modes. We examined the relation between delivery modes and the mental status of women who delivered at our institute in Japan. Methods: Data were collected from the medical charts of 643 primiparous women without a history of mental disorders who delivered singleton babies and underwent a 1-month postpartum check-up at our institute from September 2018 to June 2019. The maternal mental status was examined based on the scores of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the Mother-Infant Bonding Scale (MIBS). Results: The rate of high scores of the EPDS and the MIBS in women choosing elective cesarean section were higher than in women with vaginal delivery and emergency cesarean section. Conclusion:Mental health care may be necessary for women choosing elective cesarean section.
Highlights
Maternal mental status has been thought to be affected by the delivery modes
We examined the relation between delivery modes and the mental status of women who delivered at our institute in Japan
The maternal mental status was examined based on the scores of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the Mother-Infant Bonding Scale (MIBS), and the time required for psychiatric counseling by our midwives
Summary
Any reports and responses or comments on the article can be found at the end of the article. I would like to thank Dr Jacopo Lenzi for the comments and critique of my manuscript. The sample size is 643-I have corrected the number and percentage in the manuscript. I have added the comments considering these. Any further responses from the reviewers can be found at the end of the article Introduction Maternal mental status has been thought to be affected by the delivery modes because childbirth is an important event for both the mother and child, and it influences early mother-infant interaction[1,2].
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