2014
DOI: 10.5935/1806-0013.20140022
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Pain and associated factors in depressed and non depressed puerperal women

Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Physical pain during puerperium is in general caused by musculoskeletal changes inherent to gestation; however, its clinical progression may be changed by mood disorders. This study aimed at evaluating the association between pain and postpartum depression. METHODS: Participated in the study 80 women at 2 to 30 weeks postpartum. Depressive symptoms were screened with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Pain intensity was evaluated with the analog visual scale, while the Nordic M… Show more

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“…In these periods, an ideal model of the perfect mother is expected, i.e., a romanticized image of motherhood that is grounded in a rigid standard incapable of admitting any trace of ambivalent feelings that she may feel. 7 Such demands explain why the risk of developing depression is three times higher in the first month of puerperium, when compared to other periods of a woman's life. 8 Regarding to the symptoms of depression associated with the birth of a baby, they usually start between the fourth and eighth week after childbirth, commonly reaching their maximum intensity in the first six months, being the second cause of illness in women in the world, which may lead to suicide, one of the main mortality factors among women of childbearing age.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…In these periods, an ideal model of the perfect mother is expected, i.e., a romanticized image of motherhood that is grounded in a rigid standard incapable of admitting any trace of ambivalent feelings that she may feel. 7 Such demands explain why the risk of developing depression is three times higher in the first month of puerperium, when compared to other periods of a woman's life. 8 Regarding to the symptoms of depression associated with the birth of a baby, they usually start between the fourth and eighth week after childbirth, commonly reaching their maximum intensity in the first six months, being the second cause of illness in women in the world, which may lead to suicide, one of the main mortality factors among women of childbearing age.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Angelo et al 7 describe that depression and anxiety are often mood disorders, usually associated with persistent clinical condition of pain. In this perspective, due to the fear-tension-pain triad that coexist in pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum, where the emotional situation is directly related to muscle and physiological functions, the evolution of depression may then occur in women in the postpartum period.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%