The effect of evening primrose oil on duration of postpartum blues among primiparous women: a double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial

Introduction: Since there are relationship between omega-3 and depressed mood in different studies, and Evening primrose oil is rich of omega, this study was performed with aim to evaluate the effect of evening primrose oil on duration of postpartum blues among primiparous women. Methods: This doubl...

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Main Authors: Soghra Nikoomazhab, Mohammad Reza Haghdoust, Azam Honarmandpour
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Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2017-11-01
Series:Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān
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Online Access:https://ijogi.mums.ac.ir/article_9957_a92fbdc80d775386d53094339b34cd97.pdf
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description Introduction: Since there are relationship between omega-3 and depressed mood in different studies, and Evening primrose oil is rich of omega, this study was performed with aim to evaluate the effect of evening primrose oil on duration of postpartum blues among primiparous women. Methods: This double-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted in 2012-2013 on 132 primiparous women referred to health centers of Ahvaz. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups of 66 cases to receive a daily dose of 1 gr of evening primrose oil capsule (intervention group) or similar oral gelatin capsule (control group) from the beginning of the 37th weeks of pregnancy up to two weeks postpartum. The samples were assessed by Edinburg standard test on days 4, 10 and 14th postpartum. Data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 20), and statistical tests of independent t, Chi-square and repeated measures analysis tests. P Results: There was statistically significant difference between two groups regarding the duration of postpartum blues, so that the duration of postpartum blues in the intervention group was less than the placebo group (p=0.004). The mean of score Edinburgh test in the intervention group was significantly less compared to the control group on the 4th day (p = 0.0001), 10th day (p = 0.001) and 14th day postpartum (p = 0.08). Conclusion: The use of evening primrose oil is effective in reducing the duration of postpartum blues.
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spelling doaj.art-76f1863d67c3401096bed30ca965b7ef2022-12-22T02:41:28ZfasMashhad University of Medical SciencesMajallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān1680-29932008-23632017-11-01209647310.22038/ijogi.2017.99579957The effect of evening primrose oil on duration of postpartum blues among primiparous women: a double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trialSoghra Nikoomazhab0Mohammad Reza Haghdoust1Azam Honarmandpour2M.Sc. of Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.M.Sc. of Psychology, Ahvaz Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.M.Sc. of Midwifery, Shoushtar Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shoushtar, IranIntroduction: Since there are relationship between omega-3 and depressed mood in different studies, and Evening primrose oil is rich of omega, this study was performed with aim to evaluate the effect of evening primrose oil on duration of postpartum blues among primiparous women. Methods: This double-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted in 2012-2013 on 132 primiparous women referred to health centers of Ahvaz. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups of 66 cases to receive a daily dose of 1 gr of evening primrose oil capsule (intervention group) or similar oral gelatin capsule (control group) from the beginning of the 37th weeks of pregnancy up to two weeks postpartum. The samples were assessed by Edinburg standard test on days 4, 10 and 14th postpartum. Data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 20), and statistical tests of independent t, Chi-square and repeated measures analysis tests. P Results: There was statistically significant difference between two groups regarding the duration of postpartum blues, so that the duration of postpartum blues in the intervention group was less than the placebo group (p=0.004). The mean of score Edinburgh test in the intervention group was significantly less compared to the control group on the 4th day (p = 0.0001), 10th day (p = 0.001) and 14th day postpartum (p = 0.08). Conclusion: The use of evening primrose oil is effective in reducing the duration of postpartum blues.https://ijogi.mums.ac.ir/article_9957_a92fbdc80d775386d53094339b34cd97.pdfevening primrose oilpostpartumprimiparouswomen
spellingShingle Soghra Nikoomazhab
Mohammad Reza Haghdoust
Azam Honarmandpour
The effect of evening primrose oil on duration of postpartum blues among primiparous women: a double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān
evening primrose oil
postpartum
primiparous
women
title The effect of evening primrose oil on duration of postpartum blues among primiparous women: a double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial
title_full The effect of evening primrose oil on duration of postpartum blues among primiparous women: a double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial
title_fullStr The effect of evening primrose oil on duration of postpartum blues among primiparous women: a double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial
title_full_unstemmed The effect of evening primrose oil on duration of postpartum blues among primiparous women: a double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial
title_short The effect of evening primrose oil on duration of postpartum blues among primiparous women: a double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial
title_sort effect of evening primrose oil on duration of postpartum blues among primiparous women a double blind randomized controlled clinical trial
topic evening primrose oil
postpartum
primiparous
women
url https://ijogi.mums.ac.ir/article_9957_a92fbdc80d775386d53094339b34cd97.pdf
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