Abstract
Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is commonly seen in women after birth and can lead to adverse effects on both the health of mothers and child(ren) development. In Vietnam, there have been a number of studies examining the rate and risk factors of PPD, but none has provided a systematic review.Aim: This current literature review aims to summarize and synthesize the current state of knowledge of studies conducted in Vietnam to provide a comprehensive understanding of the PPD phenomena during the last 10 years.Data Sources: A literature search was conducted relying on the most common online databases—MEDLINE/PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar, which included articles if they (i) examined prevalence or risk factors of PPD; (ii) were conducted among Vietnamese participants using either quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method, and (iii) were published from 2010 to 2020. After the filtering process, 18 articles were eligible to be reviewed.Results: Research studies in Vietnam on PPD are conducted among women at and after 1-month delivery. The rate of PPD reported in Vietnam among mothers at postnatal time points from 1 to 12 months ranged from 8.2 to 48.1%. Risk factors can be clustered into three groups: personal factors, family factors, and environmental factors.Recommendation: Further research studies should focus on examining PPD at an earlier stage within the first month after birth. The investigation of risk factors in a comprehensive manner for Vietnamese mothers would also be recommended.
Highlights
Postpartum depression (PPD) is commonly seen in women after birth and can lead to adverse effects on both the health of mothers and child(ren) development
15 articles were eliminated after a full-text review, which indicated that the postnatal screening time point was unclear or focused on antenatal or perinatal period instead of postpartum
18 research articles met the criteria to be reviewed in this literature review
Summary
Postpartum depression (PPD) is commonly seen in women after birth and can lead to adverse effects on both the health of mothers and child(ren) development. According to the 10th revision of International Classification of Diseases (ICD10), PPD in maternity patients aged 12–55 years is defined by the ICD code F53.0 (World Health Organization, 2010). This can be considered as either mood disorder or mental illness, which is characterized by restless, anxious, fatigued, and worthless, and depressed mood, low energy, and even suicidal ideation commonplace (Stewart et al, 2003). A large number of recently published articles with findings varying across countries focus only on the prevalence of PPD as the most common mental disorder. Among Asian regions, the prevalence was 36% in Pakistan (Husain et al, 2006), 30.2% in Taiwan (Chien et al, 2006), or 16.8% in Thailand (Limlomwongse and Liabsuetrakul, 2006)
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