KMID : 0606120140200020087
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Korean Journal of Child Health Nursing 2014 Volume.20 No. 2 p.87 ~ p.95
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Predictors of Early Postpartum Depression in Mothers of Preterm Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
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Lee Jae-Young
Ju Hyeon-Ok
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was done to investigate the point prevalence of postpartum depression and its predictors during early postpartum in mother of preterm infants.
Methods: Participants were 101 women, 2-3 weeks after delivery whose preterm babies were hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care unit. Data were collected from June 2010 to January 2011. The instruments included ¡®Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale¡¯, ¡®Prenatal depression¡¯, ¡®Subjective health status of infant¡¯, ¡®Medical staff support¡¯, and ¡®Husband support¡¯. Collected data were analyzed using t-test, ¥ö2-test, and multiple logistic regression with SPSS/WIN version 18.0.
Results: The point prevalence was 86.1% that postpartum depression occurred during the early postpartum period in mothers of preterm infants. Three significant predictors of postpartum depression in mothers of preterm infants were identified; ¡®Type of delivery (OR, 5.57; 95% CI, 1.25-24.77)¡¯, ¡®Subjective health status of infant (OR, 0.34; 95% CI, 0.16-0.70)¡¯, and ¡®Medical staff support (OR, 0.52; 95% CI, 0.28-0.97)¡¯.
Conclusion: The results indicate that postpartum mothers should be screened for postpartum depression early in the postpartum period and that, medical personnel should pay particular attention to mothers with a caesarean section and should help mothers of preterm babies to develop positive perceptions of their babies.
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KEYWORD
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Postpartum depression, Premature infant, Postpartum period
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