Postnatal Depression and Obstetric Risk Factors: Relationship between Postnatal Depression and Obstetric Risk Factors - Softcover

Abdul Kadir, Azidah; Nazri Mohd. Daud, Mohd.; Jamil Yaacob, Mohd

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3639290127 ISBN 13: 9783639290127

Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2010

Synopsis

Emotional distress following delivery ranges from the very common, mild and short lived 'baby blues', through postnatal depression, to the more serious but rare condition, puerperal psychosis. Postnatal depression (PND) is a significant health problem affecting 10-15% of mothers.It is increasingly being recognized that PND has important consequences not only for mother and her function in the family, but also for her child. One of the major challenges in dealing with PND is early recognition and many mothers go without much treatment because postpartum mood changes are often not diagnosed.If PND is to be prevented by clinical or public health intervention, its risk factors need to be reliably identified. Obstetric complications were identified as one of the risk factor for PND. This book focused on the study regarding the relationship between PND and obstetric risk factors.

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About the Author

Dr Azidah Abdul Kadir is currently a senior lecturer in the Department of Family Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Her current research interests includes depression, geriatrics and complementary medicine. This is her third book on depression. She has produces books entitled Postnatal depression in Malaysia and Elderly Depression.

Edition details

• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639290127
• ISBN 13: 9783639290127
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 76