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Risk of Postpartum Depression in the Early Postnatal Period

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2016.033

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Postpartum depression is an important health problem because of its negative impact on the family. Our study evidences that the risk factors for postpartum depression were onset of labour, type of delivery, reasons for not having epidural anaesthesia, and parity. Knowing this kind of data can help us to better understand and improve the prognosis of our patients.

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Introduction: Postpartum depression is an important health problem because of its negative impact on the family. The objective of this study was to ascertain the risk of depression in new mothers who had recently given birth in public university hospitals in Granada and to identify the factors that most contributed to the onset of postpartum depression.

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20 Jan, 2016

Accepted:

22 Apr, 2016

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e-Published: 28 Apr, 2016

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Huge Mucinous Cystadenoma Presenting as an Acute Abdomen in the Puerperium

Issue:

Vol 61, Issue 6 (2012)

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2011.219

Pages:

646–7

Adnexa masses occur in one out of two hundred pregnancies
(1). Many are benign ovarian cysts diagnosed in women
during antenatal care and managed conservatively with success.
Occasionally, ovarian accidents occur that necessitate
emergency surgeries. However, in women, unbooked during
pregnancy, presentation to hospital may occur for the first
time in the puerperium and it may pose a diagnostic challenge.
We present the case of a 33-year old multipara who
presented with acute abdomen in the puerperium. The initial

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