Dysmenorrhea increased the risk of postpartum depression in Chinese Han parturients

Several studies have shown that dysmenorrhea increased the risk of depression. However, the association between dysmenorrhea and postpartum depression (PPD) is unclear. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of dysmenorrhea on the development of PPD among Chinese women. A case-control...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2019-11, Vol.9 (1), p.16579-6, Article 16579
Main Authors: Meng, Liping, Li, Jianmei, Cheng, Yuli, Wei, Tingting, Du, Yukai, Peng, Songxu
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Depression, Postpartum - etiology
Dysmenorrhea - complications
Ethnic Groups
Female
Health risk assessment
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Logistic Models
Maternal & child health
Mental depression
multidisciplinary
Multivariate Analysis
Postpartum
Postpartum depression
Pregnancy
Regression analysis
Risk Factors
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Social Support
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Summary:Several studies have shown that dysmenorrhea increased the risk of depression. However, the association between dysmenorrhea and postpartum depression (PPD) is unclear. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of dysmenorrhea on the development of PPD among Chinese women. A case-control study was performed on parturients who delivered from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2016, at Bao an Maternal and Child Health Hospital in Shenzhen, China. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to screen for maternal postpartum depression. Logistic regression models were used to examine the association between dysmenorrhea and the risk of PPD. A total of 360 women including 120 cases and 240 controls were enrolled. Our study showed that parturients with PPD had a higher percentage of dysmenorrhea than women without PPD (64.2% vs 47.9%, P  = 0.004). In univariate analysis, we observed that dysmenorrhea increased the risk for PPD (OR = 1.95; 95% CI: 1.24–3.06; P  = 0.004). In the fully adjusted model, dysmenorrhea was still significantly associated with an increased risk of PPD (OR = 2.45; 95% CI: 1.36–4.54; P  = 0.003). Our data confirmed that dysmenorrhea may be a risk factor for PPD. Therefore, screening for postpartum depression should be considered in parturients with a history of dysmenorrhea.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-019-53059-8