Maternal depression and loss of children under the one-child family planning policy in China: a cross-sectional study of 300 000 women.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to explore the association between maternal depression and the loss of the only child under the family-planning (FP) policy.

Design

Cross-sectional data from a Chinese population-based study were analysed.

Setting

Population from 10 (5 rural and 5 urban) areas in China.

Participants

Around 300 000 females were included in the study. The FP group was defined as women with one or two live births. Those with no surviving child were classified into the loss-of-only-child group. The non-FP group included women who had more than two live births. Logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between major depressive disorder (MDD) and family types, after stratification and adjustment.

Outcome

MDD was assessed using the Compo

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8273468 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature