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dc.contributor.authorBuist, Anneen
dc.contributor.authorAustin, Marie-Paule Ven
dc.contributor.authorHayes, Barbara Aen
dc.contributor.authorSpeelman, Craigen
dc.contributor.authorBilszta, Justin L Cen
dc.contributor.authorGemmill, Alan Wen
dc.contributor.authorBrooks, Janetteen
dc.contributor.authorEllwood, Daviden
dc.contributor.authorMilgrom, Jeannetteen
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-15T23:56:10Z-
dc.date.available2015-05-15T23:56:10Z-
dc.date.issued2008-01-01en
dc.identifier.citationThe Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry; 42(1): 66-73en
dc.identifier.govdoc18058446en
dc.identifier.otherPUBMEDen
dc.identifier.urihttps://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/10477en
dc.description.abstractTo describe the postnatal mental health status of women giving birth in Australia 2002-2004 at 6-8 weeks postpartum.Women were recruited from 43 health services across Australia. Women completed a demographic questionnaire and an Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in pregnancy; the latter was repeated at 6-8 weeks following childbirth.A total of 12 361 postnatal women (53.8% of all postnatal women surveyed) completed questionnaires as part of a depression screening programme; 15.5% of women screened had a postnatal EPDS>9 and 7.5% of women had an EPDS>12 at 6-8 weeks following childbirth. There was significant variation between States in the percentage of women scoring as being potentially depressed. The highest percentage of women scoring EPDS>12 were in Queensland and South Australia (both 10.2%) while Western Australia had the lowest point prevalence (5.6%). Women recruited from private health services in Western Australia had a significantly lower prevalence of elevated EPDS scores than those women recruited from the public health service (EPDS >12: 3.6% vs 6.4%, p=0.026); differences in the prevalence of elevated EPDS scores were not significant between public and private in Australian Capital Territory (EPDS>12: 7.6% vs 5.8%, p=0.48), where income and education was significantly higher than other States for both groups.Postnatal depressive symptoms affect a significant number of women giving birth in Australia, and the point prevalence on the EPDS may be higher for women in the public sector, associated with lower incomes and educational levels. Maternity services--particularly those serving women with these risk factors--need to consider how they identify and manage the emotional health needs of women in their care. Specific State-related issues, such as availability of specialist perinatal mental health services and liaison between treating health professionals, also need to be considered.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subject.otherAdolescenten
dc.subject.otherAdulten
dc.subject.otherAustraliaen
dc.subject.otherCross-Sectional Studiesen
dc.subject.otherDepression, Postpartum.diagnosis.epidemiology.psychologyen
dc.subject.otherFemaleen
dc.subject.otherFollow-Up Studiesen
dc.subject.otherHealth Surveysen
dc.subject.otherHumansen
dc.subject.otherMass Screeningen
dc.subject.otherMiddle Ageden
dc.subject.otherPersonality Inventoryen
dc.subject.otherPregnancyen
dc.subject.otherRisk Factorsen
dc.subject.otherSocial Environmenten
dc.titlePostnatal mental health of women giving birth in Australia 2002-2004: findings from the beyondblue National Postnatal Depression Program.en
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.journaltitleThe Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatryen
dc.identifier.affiliationHeidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Austin Health and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australiaen
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00048670701732749en
dc.description.pages66-73en
dc.relation.urlhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18058446en
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-4082-4595-
dc.type.austinJournal Articleen
local.name.researcherBuist, Anne
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crisitem.author.deptPsychiatry (University of Melbourne)-
crisitem.author.deptParent-Infant Research Institute-
crisitem.author.deptParent-Infant Research Institute-
crisitem.author.deptClinical and Health Psychology-
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