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Labor Epidural Analgesia and Postpartum Depression
Catherine D Tobin1, Sylvia H Wilson1, Latha Hebbar1
1Medical University of South Carolina, USA.
Introduction:
Epidural labor analgesia may decrease the risk of postpartum depression (PPD).
Methods:
In a secondary analysis of a prospective study, the association between epidural utilization and PPD was evaluated using a Fisher's exact test. PPD was defined as an Edinburgh Postnatal Depression score of ≥ 10 at 6-8 weeks postpartum.
Results:
20% (13/65) of women meet criteria for PDD. 24% (n=12/50) of women who received epidural labor analgesia developed PPD, compared to 6.7% (n=1/15) of women who did not receive epidural labor analgesia (P = 0.27).
Conclusions:
Labor epidural analgesia did not reduce the risk of postpartum depression.
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