Social support during pregnancy and the risk of postpartum depression in Polish women: A prospective study
Abstract Social support has been proposed as an important determinant of women's physical and emotional well-being during pregnancy and after childbirth. Our study aimed to examine the association between the risk of postpartum depression (PPD) and perceived social support during pregnancy. A w...
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| author | Joanna Żyrek Magdalena Klimek Anna Apanasewicz Aleksandra Ciochoń Dariusz P. Danel Urszula M. Marcinkowska Magdalena Mijas Anna Ziomkiewicz Andrzej Galbarczyk |
| author_facet | Joanna Żyrek Magdalena Klimek Anna Apanasewicz Aleksandra Ciochoń Dariusz P. Danel Urszula M. Marcinkowska Magdalena Mijas Anna Ziomkiewicz Andrzej Galbarczyk |
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| description | Abstract Social support has been proposed as an important determinant of women's physical and emotional well-being during pregnancy and after childbirth. Our study aimed to examine the association between the risk of postpartum depression (PPD) and perceived social support during pregnancy. A web-based prospective study survey was conducted among Polish women. The level of social support was measured with the Berlin Social Support Scales during pregnancy. Four weeks after the birth the risk of PPD was assessed using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale. Data from 932 mothers aged 19–43 (mean 30.95; SD 3.83) were analyzed using multinomial logistic regression. Higher perceived available support (emotional and instrumental), currently received support (emotional, instrumental and informational), satisfaction with the support, and sum of score were all associated with lower risk of PPD, after controlling for selected covariates (woman's age, socioeconomic status, parity status, place of residency, education, child's Apgar score, type of delivery, complications during birth, kin assisting the labor, breastfeeding). Our results suggest that the more social support the pregnant woman receives, the lower is her risk of PPD. Since humans evolved as cooperative breeders, they are inherently reliant on social support to raise children and such allomaternal help could improve maternal well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8a7e0290009e473a918c2d5f66bdc2882024-03-24T12:19:45ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-03-011411810.1038/s41598-024-57477-1Social support during pregnancy and the risk of postpartum depression in Polish women: A prospective studyJoanna Żyrek0Magdalena Klimek1Anna Apanasewicz2Aleksandra Ciochoń3Dariusz P. Danel4Urszula M. Marcinkowska5Magdalena Mijas6Anna Ziomkiewicz7Andrzej Galbarczyk8Department of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyDepartment of Environmental Health, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical CollegeDepartment of Anthropology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of SciencesDepartment of Environmental Health, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical CollegeDepartment of Anthropology, Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of SciencesDepartment of Environmental Health, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical CollegeDepartment of Environmental Health, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical CollegeLaboratory of Anthropology, Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian UniversityDepartment of Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyAbstract Social support has been proposed as an important determinant of women's physical and emotional well-being during pregnancy and after childbirth. Our study aimed to examine the association between the risk of postpartum depression (PPD) and perceived social support during pregnancy. A web-based prospective study survey was conducted among Polish women. The level of social support was measured with the Berlin Social Support Scales during pregnancy. Four weeks after the birth the risk of PPD was assessed using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale. Data from 932 mothers aged 19–43 (mean 30.95; SD 3.83) were analyzed using multinomial logistic regression. Higher perceived available support (emotional and instrumental), currently received support (emotional, instrumental and informational), satisfaction with the support, and sum of score were all associated with lower risk of PPD, after controlling for selected covariates (woman's age, socioeconomic status, parity status, place of residency, education, child's Apgar score, type of delivery, complications during birth, kin assisting the labor, breastfeeding). Our results suggest that the more social support the pregnant woman receives, the lower is her risk of PPD. Since humans evolved as cooperative breeders, they are inherently reliant on social support to raise children and such allomaternal help could improve maternal well-being.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57477-1COVID-19Perceived supportPostpartum depressionPsychological careWell-being |
| spellingShingle | Joanna Żyrek Magdalena Klimek Anna Apanasewicz Aleksandra Ciochoń Dariusz P. Danel Urszula M. Marcinkowska Magdalena Mijas Anna Ziomkiewicz Andrzej Galbarczyk Social support during pregnancy and the risk of postpartum depression in Polish women: A prospective study Scientific Reports COVID-19 Perceived support Postpartum depression Psychological care Well-being |
| title | Social support during pregnancy and the risk of postpartum depression in Polish women: A prospective study |
| title_full | Social support during pregnancy and the risk of postpartum depression in Polish women: A prospective study |
| title_fullStr | Social support during pregnancy and the risk of postpartum depression in Polish women: A prospective study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social support during pregnancy and the risk of postpartum depression in Polish women: A prospective study |
| title_short | Social support during pregnancy and the risk of postpartum depression in Polish women: A prospective study |
| title_sort | social support during pregnancy and the risk of postpartum depression in polish women a prospective study |
| topic | COVID-19 Perceived support Postpartum depression Psychological care Well-being |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57477-1 |
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