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  • Postpartum depression (PPD) affects many women, with pregnancy stressors identified as potential risk factors.
  • Understanding protective factors is crucial for developing effective prevention strategies for PPD.

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  • To identify specific pregnancy stressors that increase the risk of developing PPD.
  • To determine potential buffering factors that can protect at-risk women from PPD.

Main Methods:

  • Secondary data analysis of 1,568 women from four urban hospitals in Utah (2005-2007).
  • Data collected 24-48 hours postpartum from mothers of singleton, term, live-born infants.

Main Results:

  • Lower couple relationship stress was associated with fewer PPD symptoms.
  • This protective effect was observed even in women with a personal history of depression or PPD.

Conclusions:

  • Couple relationship stress can act as both a risk and a protective factor for PPD.
  • Interventions focusing on couple relationship quality may help prevent PPD.