Background:Depression is the most common mental health condition affecting perinatal women and mothers worldwide. Worldwide, about 10% of pregnant women and 13% of women who have given birth experience a mental disorder, primarily depression. In developing countries like India, this is even higher, i.e., 15.6% during pregnancy and 19.8% after childbirth. The present study was initiated with the objective of studying the prevalence of depression among women in the peripartum period and to find the association of peripartum depression and its risk factors.Materials and Methods:This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study, including mothers in antenatal and postnatal period. A sample size of 200 was calculated using Daniels' formula. A questionnaire was administered by the investigator in vernacular language by an interview technique for assessing awareness and behavior of all participants. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was used to identify the patients at the risk of depression. Written informed consent was taken from every participant.Results:The prevalence of peripartum depression was 14%. Younger age group (not <18 years), working female, joint family, first pregnancy, social support from in-laws, and not having desire/pressure for a male child were found to be associated with a lower prevalence of peripartum depression. Other variables which were not significantly associated with peripartum depression were education of the participants and their husbands and urban/rural locality.Conclusion:The prevalence of peripartum depression is quite high and is negatively associated with first pregnancy, joint family, and working status.

Introduction: The views of undergraduates should be considered when planning the future UK dental workforce, especially as the impact of the UK withdrawing from the EU (Brexit) is still unknown. Aim: To investigate the career intentions, work-life balance and retirement plans of UK dental undergraduates. Method: Cross-sectional survey of all UK dental undergraduates using an anonymous online self-report questionnaire. Results: There were 422 responses from 13 dental schools. Response rate 8.9%. 71.3% of respondents were female. Overall, most (89.1%) respondents reported that they were either 'satisfied' or 'extremely satisfied' with their career choice. Almost all (97.4%) participants indicated they would undertake Dental Foundation Training. 70% of participants would like to specialise. The majority (82.7%) intend to carry out both NHS and private treatment, with only 6.2% indicating that they would carry out NHS-only work. Five years after qualifying, the majority (83.2%) intend to work full-time and after fifteen years, only 54.3% intend to work full-time. There are significant gender differences between full and part-time work patterns. Over one-third (40%) intend to retire between the ages of 61-66 and 19.9% intend to retire after age 66. Over one-half (54.9%) would like to start a family and 93.6% believe that childcare is a shared responsibility. Over one-third (38.6%) believe having a child would 'considerably affect their careers' with more females indicating that they would take more time to raise children. Conclusion: The low response rate questions the generalisability of the results. Further widespread research is needed to explore the career intentions of current undergraduates and dental care professionals as their plans will impact on the future UK dental workforce.