THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OF MEDICAL AND REPRODUCTIVE FACTORS TO POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION IN MOTHES OF PRETERM INFANTS AT SOME OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY HOSPITALS IN HANOI

Minh Hoàng Nông 1,, Phương Lan Phạm 1, Văn Du Vũ 1
1 National hospital of obstetrics and gynecology

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Objectives: To evaluate related factors to depression among preterm birth mothers at National hospital of Obstetrics and Gyneacology and at Hanoi hospital of Obstetrics and Gyneacology. Subjects and methods: This is a cross-sectional study of 568 postpartum preterm birth mothers at the hospitals from February 2023 to June 2023. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was utilized to assess postpartum depression, with a score of 10 or higher indicating depression. Results: Health and reproductive factors that increase the risk of depression in mothers after preterm birth include: experienced psychological events in the previous 12 months (OR=5.7; 95%CI=3.6-9.2), suicidal thoughts (OR=4.1; 95%CI=1.7-9.8), birth weighing under 1000g (OR=4.1; 95%CI=2.1-7.8), psychological stress during pregnancy (OR=4.1; 95%CI=2.8-6.1), worry about the child's health, care and treatment (OR=3.0; 95%CI=1.8-4.9), depression during pregnancy (OR=2.8; 95%CI=1.4-6.0), weak/very weak physical health (OR=2.1; 95%CI=1.1-3.9), giving birth before 34 weeks (OR=1.9; 95%CI=1.3-2.7), history of obstetric complications (OR=1.8; 95%CI=1.2-2.7), the child is not with the mother (OR=1.5; 95%CI=1.1- 2.2). Conclusion: Mothers with health and psychological issues and infants born with poor health are at a higher risk of developing postpartum depression. Therefore, medical and psychological interventions should be implemented for the those subjects.

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