Exploring prevalence and factors associated with postpartum depression among Ukrainian wome

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dc.contributor.authorGusak, Nataliia
dc.contributor.authorKendall, Sally
dc.contributor.authorNizalova, Olena
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-02T07:45:37Z
dc.date.available2024-09-02T07:45:37Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Postpartum depression negatively impacts maternal mental health and child development. The high prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) in low and lower middle-income countries raises questions about its predictors. This study examines the association between PPD and breastfeeding experience, child death, unresolved pregnancy, forced displacement, COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, marital, and financial status among Ukrainian women. Methods: This online study recruited 1634 Ukrainian mothers of children aged 0–5 years through non-governmental organizations providing services to them. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), with a cut-off of ≥13, was used to assess depressive symptoms in the postpartum period. Independent t-tests, chi-squared tests, one-way ANOVA, non-parametric correlations, and logistic regression tests were used to analyze the data. Results: The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 39.0% (n=1631). There was a positive association between EPDS scores and breastfeeding difficulties, pandemic lockdown, and financial difficulties. We did not find an association between PPD symptoms and unresolved pregnancy, death of a child, being affected by COVID-19, and forced displacement. We found that EPDS scores for women who did not experience forced displacement (n=1528) were significantly higher compared to displaced mothers (n=74). Conclusions: The present study of Ukrainian women shows that women experienced depressive symptoms influenced by various factors including breastfeeding difficulties, pandemic lockdown, and financial difficulties. There is a need for additional research into such factors as unresolved pregnancy, the death of a child, being affected by COVID-19, and forced displacement.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGusak N. Exploring prevalence and factors associated with postpartum depression among Ukrainian women / Nataliia Gusak, Sally Kendall, Olena Nizalova // European Journal of Midwifery. - 2024. - Vol. 8(July). - P. 1-9. - https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/188800en_US
dc.identifier.issn2585-2906
dc.identifier.issnhttps://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/188800
dc.identifier.urihttps://ekmair.ukma.edu.ua/handle/123456789/31430
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.sourceEuropean Journal of Midwiferyen_US
dc.statusfirst publisheduk_UA
dc.subjectpostpartum depressionen_US
dc.subjectLMICen_US
dc.subjectmaternal mental healthen_US
dc.subjectarticleen_US
dc.titleExploring prevalence and factors associated with postpartum depression among Ukrainian womeen_US
dc.typeArticleuk_UA
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