Association between postpartum depression and social support satisfaction levels at four months after childbirth

Hitomi Ando; Junyi Shen; Ken-Ichirou Morishige; Shunji Suto; Takako Nakashima; Tatsuro Furui; Yuki Kawasaki; Hiroko Watanabe; Tatsuyoshi Saijo

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2021.03.010

Association between postpartum depression and social support satisfaction levels at four months after childbirth

Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2021 Aug;35(4):341-346. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2021.03.010. Epub 2021 Apr 6.

Authors

Hitomi Ando¹, Junyi Shen², Ken-Ichirou Morishige³, Shunji Suto⁴, Takako Nakashima⁵, Tatsuro Furui³, Yuki Kawasaki⁶, Hiroko Watanabe⁷, Tatsuyoshi Saijo⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Human Nursing, Faculty of Human Health, Sonoda Women's University, Japan; Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Japan. Electronic address: h-ando@sonoda-u.ac.jp.
² Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University, Japan.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Japan.
⁴ Department of Community Medicine, Nara Medical University, Japan.
⁵ Faculty of Economics, University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences, Japan.
⁶ Faculty of Nursing, Graduate School of Nursing, Kansai Medical University, Japan.
⁷ Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Japan.
⁸ Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Research Institute for Future Design at Kochitech, Japan.

PMID: 34176574
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2021.03.010

Abstract

This study clarifies the association between postpartum depression (PPD) and satisfaction with social support after childbirth through an anonymous survey of 427 postpartum mothers. Mothers' PPD was found to be significantly associated with satisfaction levels regarding formal-instrumental support (OR: 0.32, 95% CI: 0.162-0.632), informal-instrumental support (OR: 0.547, 95% CI: 0.313-0.955), and informal-psychological support (OR: 0.591, 95% CI: 0.384-0.912) in a multivariate logistic regression analysis. To prevent PPD, specialists as formal support providers must provide qualified care based on comprehensive judgments, and families as informal support providers should help with childcare, housework, and mental support.

Keywords: Four months after childbirth; Postpartum depression; Social support.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Depression, Postpartum*
Female
Humans
Mothers
Parturition
Personal Satisfaction
Postpartum Period
Pregnancy
Risk Factors
Social Support