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1Department of Mental Health, OAUTHC, Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa 233001, Osun State, Nigeria. biodunwuya@yahoo.com
Objective:
This report explored early postpartum mood changes and their correlation with postnatal depression in African women.
Method:
Scores on the Maternity Blues Scale and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale for 478 women on the fifth day postpartum were compared with the women's Research Diagnostic Criteria diagnosis at 4 and 8 weeks postpartum.
Results:
The Maternity Blues Scale and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale scores at day 5 postpartum were found to reliably predict the diagnosis of depression at 4 and 8 weeks postpartum.
Conclusions:
African women at risk of postnatal depression can be identified in the early postnatal period by incorporating simple screening methods.
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