Course of depression symptoms between 3 and 8 months after delivery using two screening tools (EPDS and HSCL-10) on a sample of Sudanese women in Khartoum state

Course of depression symptoms between 3 and 8 months after delivery using two screening tools (EPDS and HSCL-10) on a sample of Sudanese women in Khartoum state

Abstract Background Effects of depression on parenting and on cognitive development of newborns are augmented when symptoms continue throughout the first postnatal year. Current classification systems recognize maternal depression as postnatal if symptoms commence within four to six weeks. Tradition...

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Main Authors: Dina Sami Khalifa, Kari Glavin, Espen Bjertness, Lars Lien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Postnatal depression
Course of depression
Maternal distress
Screening
EPDS
HSCL-10
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-018-1948-1

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