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Magnitude and risk factors for postpartum symptoms: a literature review.

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The current prevalence of postpartum depression is much higher than that previously reported, and similar risk factors are documented.
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This article is published in Journal of Affective Disorders.The article was published on 2015-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 532 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Postpartum depression & Antenatal depression.

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Identifying the women at risk of antenatal anxiety and depression: A systematic review.

TL;DR: The administration of a screening tool to identify women at risk of anxiety and depression during pregnancy should be universal practice in order to promote the long-term wellbeing of mothers and babies, and the knowledge of specific risk factors may help creating such screening tool targeting women at higher risk.
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Consequences of maternal postpartum depression: a systematic review of maternal and infant outcomes

TL;DR: The results suggest that postpartum depression creates an environment that is not conducive to the personal development of mothers or the optimal development of a child, and it seems important to detect and treat depression during the postnatal period as early as possible to avoid harmful consequences.
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Economic and Health Predictors of National Postpartum Depression Prevalence: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Meta-Regression of 291 Studies from 56 Countries.

TL;DR: The global prevalence of PPD is greater than previously thought and varies dramatically by nation, and Disparities in wealth inequality and maternal-child-health factors explain much of the national variation in PPD prevalence.
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The CES-D Scale: A Self-Report Depression Scale for Research in the General Population

TL;DR: The CES-D scale as discussed by the authors is a short self-report scale designed to measure depressive symptomatology in the general population, which has been used in household interview surveys and in psychiatric settings.
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Detection of postnatal depression. Development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.

TL;DR: The development of a 10-item self-report scale (EPDS) to screen for Postnatal Depression in the community was found to have satisfactory sensitivity and specficity, and was also sensitive to change in the severity of depression over time.
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International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems

TL;DR: There is substantial global variation in the relative burden of stroke compared with IHD, and the disproportionate burden from stroke for many lower-income countries suggests that distinct interventions may be required.
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Perinatal depression: a systematic review of prevalence and incidence.

TL;DR: To better delineate periods of peak prevalence and incidence for perinatal depression and identify high risk subpopulations, studies with larger and more representative samples are needed.
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