?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+comparative+study+of+frequency+of+postnatal+depression+among+subjects+with+normal+and+caesarean+deliveries&rft.creator=Sankapithilu%2C+GJ&rft.creator=Nagaraj%2C+AKM&rft.creator=Bhat%2C+SU&rft.creator=Raveesh%2C+BN&rft.creator=Nagaraja%2C+V&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Prevalence+of+postnatal+depression+(PND)+is+12-15%25.+Recent+studies+are+equivocal+about+the+earlier+inference+that+PND+is+higher+among+caesarian+than+normal+delivery.++Objective%3A+The+aim+of+this+study+is+to+investigate+the+frequency+of+PND+among+the+Indian+women+and+the+association+between+the+mode+of+delivery+and+PND.+Material+and+method%3A+Fifty+subjects+each%3B+having+delivered+normally+and+by+caesarian+section+was+chosen.+All+the+women+were+within+3+months+post+delivery+and+could+understand+Kannada+language.+Those+who+consented+were+asked+to+complete+the+Edinburgh+Postnatal+Depression+Scale+(EPDS).+Those+found+to+have+scores+suggestive+of+depression+on+EPDS+were+assessed+for+depression+according+to+ICD-10.+The+data+was+analyzed+using+paired+t+test+and+chi+square+test.+Result+and+conclusion%3A+Among+Post+caesarean+subjects%2C+depression+was+diagnosed+in+20%25+(n%3D10)+as+compared+to+16%25+(n%3D8)+in+subjects+that+delivered+normally.+However+there+was+no+significant+difference+in+the+frequency+of+depression+among+the+two+groups.+Due+to+the+small+sample+size+the+results+cannot+be+generalized.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2010-07-30&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7003%2F1%2F2010-2-4.pdf&rft.identifier=++Sankapithilu%2C+GJ+and+Nagaraj%2C+AKM+and+Bhat%2C+SU+and+Raveesh%2C+BN+and+Nagaraja%2C+V++(2010)+A+comparative+study+of+frequency+of+postnatal+depression+among+subjects+with+normal+and+caesarean+deliveries.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7003%2F