@article{ref1,
title="Associations between maternal and infant illness and the risk of postpartum  depression in rural China: a cross-sectional observational study",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2020",
author="Min, Wenbin and Nie, Wei and Song, Shuyi and Wang, Nan and Nie, Weiqi and Peng, Lanxi and Liu, Zhuo and Nie, Jingchun and Yang, Jie and Ma, Yonghong and Shi, Yaojiang",
volume="17",
number="24",
pages="e9489-e9489",
abstract="This study explored how maternal and infant illness correlated with the risk of  postpartum depression in the Chinese Qinba Mountains region. In total, 131 villages  comprising 435 families with infants (≤6 months old) were randomly sampled. We  collected data on maternal and infant illnesses and maternal health knowledge level. The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 was used to measure the risk of  postpartum depression. We used descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic  regression for the analysis. Infant overall health status was a risk factor for  postpartum depression (odds ratio (OR) = 1.90, 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI) =  1.10~3.28), whereas maternal overall health status was not correlated with  postpartum depression (OR = 1.36, 95% CI = 0.55~3.39). For specific illnesses,  infants experiencing over two common illnesses in the past two weeks (OR = 1.98, 95%  CI = 1.13~3.45) and mothers experiencing over two common pains within two weeks  after delivery (OR = 1.77, 95% CI = 1.02~3.08) were risk factors for postpartum  depression, whereas infants with mild and severe stunted growth, maternal C-section,  and postpartum body mass index (normal or overweight) were not correlated with it  (all p > 0.050). Maternal health knowledge was an important moderator of maternal  and infant illnesses on the risk of postpartum depression. In conclusion, maternal  and infant illness were essential factors for the risk of postpartum depression in a  poor rural region in western China, which may be mainly affected by the feeling of  uncertainty of illness. Improved maternal and infant health and enhanced maternal  health knowledge might alleviate the risk of postpartum depression.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph17249489",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249489"
}