Suicidal Ideation During the Postpartum Period.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the association between suicidal ideation (SI), 3 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months postpartum with demographic, psychosocial, clinical factors, and depressive/anxiety symptoms (measured 24-48 hours after delivery), among a cohort of postpartum women.

Methods

This study included 1,073 mothers who gave birth in a large tertiary New York City hospital (2009-2010). Later, self-report SI was assessed using the suicide measure from the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and from the Patient Health Questionnaire.

Results

Two percent of participants presented with SI during the first 6 months postpartum. In bivariate analyses, race/ethnicity, nativity, insurance, and language were significantly correlated with SI 3 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months postpartum.

SUBMITTER: Bodnar-Deren S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5175420 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature