Labor Epidural Analgesia and Postpartum Depression

INTRODUCTION: Epidural labor analgesia may decrease the risk of postpartum depression (PPD). METHODS: In a secondary analysis of a prospective study, the association between epidural utilization and PPD was evaluated using a Fisher’s exact test. PPD was defined as an Edinburgh Postnatal Depression s...

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Autores principales: Tobin, Catherine D, Wilson, Sylvia H, Hebbar, Latha, Roberts, Laura L, Wolf, Bethany J, Guille, Constance
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7272057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32500106
http://dx.doi.org/10.17352/2455-5460.000014
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Epidural labor analgesia may decrease the risk of postpartum depression (PPD). METHODS: In a secondary analysis of a prospective study, the association between epidural utilization and PPD was evaluated using a Fisher’s exact test. PPD was defined as an Edinburgh Postnatal Depression score of ≥ 10 at 6–8 weeks postpartum. RESULTS: 20% (13/65) of women meet criteria for PDD. 24% (n=12/50) of women who received epidural labor analgesia developed PPD, compared to 6.7% (n=1/15) of women who did not receive epidural labor analgesia (P = 0.27). CONCLUSIONS: Labor epidural analgesia did not reduce the risk of postpartum depression.

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