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Table 7 Variables associated with the occurrence of postpartum depression at 6 weeks

From: Obstetric anesthesia clinic childbirth course combined with labor epidural analgesia is associated with a decreased risk of postpartum depression : a prospective cohort study

Factors

OR

95% CI

P

SAS score in the delivery room

1.137

1.073–1.205

< 0.001

W-DEQ score in the delivery room

1.233

1.174–1.294

<  0.001

Living in confinement centre at postpartum

0.214

0.053–0.859

0.025

EPDS score at 1 week postpartum

1.271

1.072–1.508

0.010

Received obstetric anaesthesia clinic childbirth course combined with LEA

0.273

0.100–0.743

0.013

Satisfied with perinatal care a

0.334

0.147–0.757

0.008

  1. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval
  2. SAS Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, W-DEQ Wijma Delivery Expectation Questionnaire, EPDS Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale
  3. aEvaluated by using a five-point scale (5 = very satisfied 4 = satisfied, 3 = neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, 2 = dissatisfied, or 1 = very dissatisfied). A score of 5 or 4 indicated satisfaction
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BMC Anesthesiology

ISSN: 1471-2253

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