Negative Correlation Between Health Care Coverage and Postpartum Depression Among Hispanic Women

Autor: Melanie Lutenbacher, Mary S. Dietrich, Sneha Rajendran
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Hispanic health care international : the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses. 19(3)
ISSN: 1938-8993
Popis: Postpartum depression (PPD) affects women across all races with serious health consequences for mothers and infants. Maternal factors may increase PPD risk, but research in exclusive Hispanic populations is limited. This secondary analysis evaluated the associations between maternal sociodemographic characteristics and reliable decrease in depressive symptoms in Hispanic women between prenatal study enrollment and 2 months postpartum. Data from all women ( n = 178) who completed a randomized control trial assessing the efficacy of a home-visitation program were included. Most women were from Mexico (66.9%), had incomes
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