Assessment of Postpartum Depression and Anxiety among Females Attending Primary Health Care Facilities in Qaliubeya Governorate, Egypt

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a mood disorder that begins after childbirth and usually lasts beyond six weeks; depression is often comorbid with anxiety. The main objectives of this work were to measure the prevalence of postpartum depression and/or anxiety among females in the Qaliubeya governorat...

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Main Authors: Osama M. Wassif, Abdo S. Abdo, Mona A. Elawady, Abeer E. Abd Elmaksoud, Rasha Sh. Eldesouky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3691752