Hamed SA, Elwasify M, Abdelhafez M, Fawzy M. Peripartum depression and its predictors: A longitudinal observational hospital-based study. World J Psychiatry 2022; 12(8): 1061-1075 [PMID: 36158302 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v12.i8.1061]
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Sherifa Ahmed Hamed, MD, Professor, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut University Street, Assiut 71516, Egypt. hamedsherifa@aun.edu.eg
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Psychiatry
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Observational Study
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World J Psychiatry. Aug 19, 2022; 12(8): 1061-1075 Published online Aug 19, 2022. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v12.i8.1061
Peripartum depression and its predictors: A longitudinal observational hospital-based study
Sherifa Ahmed Hamed, Mohamed Elwasify, Mohamed Abdelhafez, Mohamed Fawzy
Sherifa Ahmed Hamed, Mohamed Fawzy, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut 71516, Egypt
Mohamed Elwasify, Department of Psychiatry, Mansoura University, Mansoura 11001, Egypt
Mohamed Abdelhafez, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mansoura University, Mansoura 11001, Egypt
Author contributions: Hamed SA and Fawzy M carried out design of the study, statistical analyses, and manuscript drafting; Elwasify M and Abdelhafez M did the clinical evaluation of participants and participated in study design and drafting the manuscript; All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The ethics Committees of Faculties of Medicine of Mansoura and Assiut Universities, Mansoura and Assiut Governorates, Egypt; approved the study protocol. Women gave their informed consents for participation in the study, No. AUFM_NP/OG_422/2016.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: This study has no data to be shared.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Sherifa Ahmed Hamed, MD, Professor, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut University Street, Assiut 71516, Egypt. hamedsherifa@aun.edu.eg
Received: October 4, 2021 Peer-review started: October 4, 2021 First decision: December 12, 2021 Revised: January 8, 2022 Accepted: July 18, 2022 Article in press: July 18, 2022 Published online: August 19, 2022 Processing time: 317 Days and 7.8 Hours
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Core Tip: The prevalence rates of depression and anxiety are higher in pregnant women compared to non-pregnant women because motherhood and family responsibilities represent additional burdens on pregnant woman. The prevalence rate of peripartum depression has been estimated to range from 5%-58% or even higher in different nations; however, meta-analyses studies from different countries and populations reported similar approximated prevalence rates for postpartum, as well as antepartum, depression, which is 10%-16.4%. A unified consensus has been made to use specific screening tools for determination of peripartum depression. The Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale is a commonly and widely used 10-item screening questionnaire with an estimated sensitivity of 75%-100% and a specificity of 76%-97%. Here, we estimated the prevalence of antepartum and postpartum depression for Egyptian women and determined their independent risk predictors.
