TY - JOUR
T1 - Postnatal Depression in First-Time Mothers
T2 - Prevalence and Relationships Between Functional and Structural Social Support at 6 and 12 Weeks Postpartum
AU - Leahy-Warren, Patricia
AU - McCarthy, Geraldine
AU - Corcoran, Paul
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - Postnatal depression (PND) is a significant public health issue, with variable prevalence and a dearth of research on risk and protective factors. This quantitative longitudinal study of 512 first-time mothers identified the prevalence of PND and examined the relationships between functional and structural social support at 6 and 12 weeks postpartum. The prevalence of PND was 13.2% at 6 weeks and 9.8% at 12 weeks. At 6 and 12 weeks, the only social support dimension independently associated with PND was total functional social support. At-birth formal structural support and emotional functional support were independently predictive of PND at 12 weeks.
AB - Postnatal depression (PND) is a significant public health issue, with variable prevalence and a dearth of research on risk and protective factors. This quantitative longitudinal study of 512 first-time mothers identified the prevalence of PND and examined the relationships between functional and structural social support at 6 and 12 weeks postpartum. The prevalence of PND was 13.2% at 6 weeks and 9.8% at 12 weeks. At 6 and 12 weeks, the only social support dimension independently associated with PND was total functional social support. At-birth formal structural support and emotional functional support were independently predictive of PND at 12 weeks.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/79957519123
U2 - 10.1016/j.apnu.2010.08.005
DO - 10.1016/j.apnu.2010.08.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 21621731
AN - SCOPUS:79957519123
SN - 0883-9417
VL - 25
SP - 174
EP - 184
JO - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
JF - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
IS - 3
ER -