The Effects of Pregnancy Classes and Contributing Factors to Postpartum Depression

Bartin State Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Self Esteem; Breast Feeding; Sleep Disorder; Postpartum Depression

Treatments: Behavioral: Antenatal pregnancy classes

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03763435

Bartin2018-3

Details and patient eligibility

About

It is recommended by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Committee on Obstetric Practice that all obstetricians screen each women for postpartum depression and anxiety with a validated instrument. Although much effort is made, the contributing factors still lack in the literature due to its multi-factorial nature and complexity.

In addition, the effects of prenatal education classes remain understudied. Therefore, this study aims to demonstrate the prevalence, characteristics and contributing factors of the postpartum depression. In addition, the change in prevalence and characteristics of the postpartum depression among women who had prenatal classes and not will also be assessed.

Full description

Specific and validated instruments will be performed to women in their 8th week of postpartum period.

Those instruments are:

Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) Female genital self-image scale (FGSIS) Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) Breast-feeding efficacy scale short form (BSES-SF) Beck Depression Scale

Enrollment: 400 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All women in the puerpera period (who gave consent)

Exclusion criteria

• None.

Trial design

400 participants in 2 patient groups

Antenatal Classes Received

Description:

Women who are involved into at least 3 comprehensive session of Antenatal pregnancy classes (educational) during the prenatal period.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Antenatal pregnancy classes

Without education

Description:

Groups are not randomized for not to give rise to ethical problems in order to maximize the community health care. Only women who are not involved into the educational classes due to their inaccessibility related to their own conditions or wishes.