1Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatric, Mental Health Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
2Professor, Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
3Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal
4Professor and Head, Department of OBG Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
5Assistant Lecturer, Manipal School of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
*Corresponding Author: Savitha Prabhu, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatric, Mental Health Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal Phone: 9481760372, Office: 08202922443, Email: savitha.umesh@manipal.edu, chaitrachandan@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 4 June, 2019.
Postnatal depression is an important complication of child-bearing and can have long-term adverse consequences for both mother and child.
To estimate the prevalence and identify the associated factors of postnatal depression in South Asian region.
Observational cohorts and surveys were searched in Medline, Cinhal, Pro Quest, and Scopus databases from 2005 to 2016. Original articles published in English language were included in the study.
of 324 articles, 28 studies (15, 345 samples) were eligible for analysis. The overall prevalence rate of depression during postnatal period was 26% (0.21, 0.30 CI). Risk factors for postnatal depression were grouped under following categories: demographic, psychological, social, obstetric and infant.
Health care professionals should screen the women for possible risk factors and depressive symptoms during perinatal period so that suitable interventions can be initiated if required in a timely fashion.
Systematic review, prevalence, risk factors, postnatal depression, South Asia
