Background. High rates of depression associated with childbirth have been reported in
many parts of the developing world. However, the prevalence and associations of antenatal …

Depression around childbirth is common in low income countries. The aim of this study was
to examine the factors associated with persistence of depression from the antenatal to the …

Background: Postnatal depression is an important public health problem worldwide. Recent
evidence suggests that rates may be relatively higher in developing countries. We aimed to …

BACKGROUND: Rates of prenatal and postnatal depression in developing countries are
high. Prolonged depression during the postnatal period is associated with impaired infant …

Perinatal depression, due to its high prevalence and associations with disability, poor infant
development and family disruption, is a major public health problem in developing countries …

BackgroundCommunity-based epidemiological data on post-partum depression from
developing countries are scarce. AimsTo determine the incidence of and risk factors for …

OBJECTIVE: This study described the natural history of depression in mothers who recently
gave birth in a low-income country and to investigate the effect of risk factors, particularly …

BACKGROUND: Depressive disorders are common and disabling among perinatal women.
The rates are high in ethnic minority groups. The causes are not known in British Pakistani …

Depression, and disabling levels of mixed depressive, anxious and somatic symptoms,
termed common mental disorder, occurring in the perinatal period are an important health …

Background Postnatal depression can have serious consequences for both the mother and
infant. However, epidemiological data required to implement appropriate early prevention …