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Parental postpartum depression among medical residents

The study aimed to quantify and compare rate of parental postpartum depression (PPD) among medical residents to that of the general population and identify potential areas of further support for resident parents. Our team, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) OB/GYN and Creighton Psychiatry...

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Autores principales: Bye, Emma, Leval, Rebecca, Sayles, Harlan, Doyle, Marley, Mathes, Melissa, Cudzilo-Kelsey, Laura
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Vienna 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9702781/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36434278
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00737-022-01271-3
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description The study aimed to quantify and compare rate of parental postpartum depression (PPD) among medical residents to that of the general population and identify potential areas of further support for resident parents. Our team, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) OB/GYN and Creighton Psychiatry departments, developed and disseminated 22 item anonymous survey distributed via email link to targeted specialties as well as the “Physician Mom’s Group” on Facebook. The survey included both quantitative and qualitative measures on medical resident and resident partner mental health, demographics, specialty, year in residency, support from residency program, parental leave, and an open comment section. Seventy-two resident parents, 64% of whom were female, completed the survey. 42% of female respondents reported feeling they suffered from PPD symptoms, representing more than four times the rate of PPD within the general population (11%). Only 12% of these women reported having sought treatment or were diagnosed with PPD. Male residents did not report an increased rate of depressive symptoms; however, 19% of respondents believed their partner’s symptoms were consistent with PPD. Responses from the survey and open-ended questions emphasized need for emotional support, transparency in programmatic leave policy, breastfeeding accommodations, and additional parental leave time. This is the first study of its kind to examine PPD among both male and female medical resident parents. Limitations of the study included small sample size, which impacted statistical significance. The data and commentary are nonetheless useful in highlighting risk of PPD amongst medical residents and indicate further study is warranted. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00737-022-01271-3.
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spelling pubmed-97027812022-11-28 Parental postpartum depression among medical residents Bye, Emma Leval, Rebecca Sayles, Harlan Doyle, Marley Mathes, Melissa Cudzilo-Kelsey, Laura Arch Womens Ment Health Original Article The study aimed to quantify and compare rate of parental postpartum depression (PPD) among medical residents to that of the general population and identify potential areas of further support for resident parents. Our team, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) OB/GYN and Creighton Psychiatry departments, developed and disseminated 22 item anonymous survey distributed via email link to targeted specialties as well as the “Physician Mom’s Group” on Facebook. The survey included both quantitative and qualitative measures on medical resident and resident partner mental health, demographics, specialty, year in residency, support from residency program, parental leave, and an open comment section. Seventy-two resident parents, 64% of whom were female, completed the survey. 42% of female respondents reported feeling they suffered from PPD symptoms, representing more than four times the rate of PPD within the general population (11%). Only 12% of these women reported having sought treatment or were diagnosed with PPD. Male residents did not report an increased rate of depressive symptoms; however, 19% of respondents believed their partner’s symptoms were consistent with PPD. Responses from the survey and open-ended questions emphasized need for emotional support, transparency in programmatic leave policy, breastfeeding accommodations, and additional parental leave time. This is the first study of its kind to examine PPD among both male and female medical resident parents. Limitations of the study included small sample size, which impacted statistical significance. The data and commentary are nonetheless useful in highlighting risk of PPD amongst medical residents and indicate further study is warranted. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00737-022-01271-3. Springer Vienna 2022-11-25 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC9702781/ /pubmed/36434278 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00737-022-01271-3 Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature 2022, Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law. This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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