Depression at 2 Months Postpartum: Results From the French National Perinatal Survey
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Objective: Estimate nationwide postpartum depression (PPD) at 2 months prevalence and its related risk factors. Methods: The representative study sample comprised 7,133 women who were included in a national perinatal population- based survey of all women who gave birth in France in March 2021. Data on maternal characteristics, course of pregnancy/delivery, and child's health were collected from face-to-face interviews in maternity wards and/or medical records and a self-questionnaire (including the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale [EPDS]) at 2 months postpartum. Women with an EPDS score ≥13 were considered to have PPD. Poisson regression models with robust variance were used to estimate adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs) for PPD. Results: PPD prevalence at 2 months was 16.7% (95% CI, [15.7-17.7]). Factors significantly associated with PPD were (1) age ≤29 or ≥40 years (maximum aPR=1.41 95% CI, [1.12-1.77] obtained for 15- to 24-year-olds vs 35- to 39-year-olds); (2) being born in North Africa (1.29 [1.02-1.64] vs France); (3) having a lower level of health literacy (1.23 [1.14-1.35]); (4) having a history of psychological (1.45 [1.24-1.69]) or psychiatric (1.52 [1.23-1.88]) care since adolescence (vs none); (5) receiving little/ no support or good support during pregnancy (1.80 [1.52-2.14] and 1.31 [1.15-1.48] vs receiving very good support); (6) reporting feelings of sadness (1.92 [1.65-2.25]), anhedonia (1.69 [1.36-2.11]), or both (2.61 [2.26-3.01]) during pregnancy (vs…
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Factors associated with an increased risk for postpartum depression are age 29 to 40, birth in North Africa, lower health literacy, history of psychological disorders, receiving little or no support during pregnancy, reporting feelings of sadness, and having an instrumental vaginal delivery.
“Factors associated with an increased risk for PPD are an age of 29 to 40, birth in North Africa, a lower level of health literacy, having a history of psychological disorders, receiving little/no support during pregnancy, reporting feelings of sadness, and having an instrumental vaginal delivery.77”
Postpartum depression prevalence at two months postpartum was 16.7%.
“PPD prevalence at two months postpartum was 16.7%.77”
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Fagan, J., Dufour, S., Duet, S., Downs, E., Siddaiah, H., Viswanath, O., Shekoohi, S., & Kaye, A. (2026) · Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment · doi:10.2147/ndt.s579920
- Authors
- Doncarli, A., Demiguel, V., Ray, C. L., Deneux-Tharaux, C., Lebreton, E., Apter, G., Boudet-Berquier, J., Chantry, A. A., Crenn-Hebert, C., Vacheron, M.-N., Regnault, N., & Tebeka, S.
- Affiliations
- Santé Publique France (FR)
- Inserm (FR)
- Groupe Hospitalier du Havre (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne (FR)
- ORCID
- Venue
- The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- Volume
- 86
- Issue
- 4
- ISSN
- 0160-6689 (ISSN-L)
- 1555-2101
- OpenAlex
- W4414963589
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 2
- FWCI
- 4.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Keywords
- postpartum depression, prevalence, risk factors, maternal mental health, perinatal period, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, health literacy, social support during pregnancy, anhedonia, instrumental delivery, maternal age, history of psychiatric care, France, child health
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Female, France, Health Surveys, Humans, Pregnancy, Risk Factors, Prevalence, Depression, Postpartum, Young Adult
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