02 September 2017 02 Sep 2017

Male child preference: Is it a risk factor for antenatal depression among Iranian women?

Depression is increasingly recognised as a serious, worldwide public health concern and a cause of disability (Klainin et al, 2009) It is well known that pregnancy and the postpartum period may be windows of elevated susceptibility to depression (Dhillon et al, 2010) Prevalence of depression is more common during pregnancy than after delivery but there is a trend for depression to decrease during the postpartum period (Dhillon et al, 2010)