Comparison of Postpartum Depression and Maternal Attachment Between Planned and Unplanned Pregnancies

Behiye Özlem Türk; Handan Özcan

Makale detayları

Comparison of Postpartum Depression and Maternal Attachment Between Planned and Unplanned Pregnancies

Yazarlar:

Behiye Özlem Türk | Handan Özcan

Yayıncı:

Necmettin Erbakan University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık Hizmetleri ve Sistemleri (Diğer)

Dergi:

Genel Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 1, pp.126-134

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001346146

pISSN:

2687-5403

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Özet:

 This study aims to evaluate postpartum depression and maternal attachment in planned and unplanned pregnancies. The sample of this descriptive study comprised 92 puerperal women, with 46 having unplanned pregnancies and 46 having planned pregnancies, all of whom had recently given birth. The women were interviewed within 24 hours after childbirth and again one month postpartum. Data were collected using a Descriptive Information Form, the Beck Depression Inventory BDI, and the Maternal Attachment Scale MAS. The mean scores from the Maternal Attachment Scale did not vary between the first and second measurements in the planned pregnancy group p0.05. However, there was a significant difference between the first and second measurements in the unplanned pregnancy group p0.022. The change in Maternal Attachment Scale scores between the first and second measurements differed depending on the pregnancy plan groups p0.044. The mean maternal attachment scores were lower in the unplanned pregnancy group. The mean BDI scores were lower in the planned pregnancy group compared to the unplanned pregnancy group p0.001. BDI classification varied based on the pregnancy plan p0.012. Minimal depressive symptom rates were higher in the planned pregnancy group, while symptoms were generally light or moderate in the unplanned pregnancy group. The study found that maternal attachment was higher and depression levels were lower in planned pregnancies compared to unplanned pregnancies. It is recommended that pregnancies be planned to promote healthier maternal attachment and reduce the risk of postpartum depression.

 This study aims to evaluate postpartum depression and maternal attachment in planned and unplanned pregnancies. The sample of this descriptive study comprised 92 puerperal women, with 46 having unplanned pregnancies and 46 having planned pregnancies, all of whom had recently given birth. The women were interviewed within 24 hours after childbirth and again one month postpartum. Data were collected using a Descriptive Information Form, the Beck Depression Inventory BDI, and the Maternal Attachment Scale MAS. The mean scores from the Maternal Attachment Scale did not vary between the first and second measurements in the planned pregnancy group p0.05. However, there was a significant difference between the first and second measurements in the unplanned pregnancy group p0.022. The change in Maternal Attachment Scale scores between the first and second measurements differed depending on the pregnancy plan groups p0.044. The mean maternal attachment scores were lower in the unplanned pregnancy group. The mean BDI scores were lower in the planned pregnancy group compared to the unplanned pregnancy group p0.001. BDI classification varied based on the pregnancy plan p0.012. Minimal depressive symptom rates were higher in the planned pregnancy group, while symptoms were generally light or moderate in the unplanned pregnancy group. The study found that maternal attachment was higher and depression levels were lower in planned pregnancies compared to unplanned pregnancies. It is recommended that pregnancies be planned to promote healthier maternal attachment and reduce the risk of postpartum depression.

 This study aims to evaluate postpartum depression and maternal attachment in planned and unplanned pregnancies. The sample of this descriptive study comprised 92 puerperal women, with 46 having unplanned pregnancies and 46 having planned pregnancies, all of whom had recently given birth. The women were interviewed within 24 hours after childbirth and again one month postpartum. Data were collected using a Descriptive Information Form, the Beck Depression Inventory BDI, and the Maternal Attachment Scale MAS. The mean scores from the Maternal Attachment Scale did not vary between the first and second measurements in the planned pregnancy group p0.05. However, there was a significant difference between the first and second measurements in the unplanned pregnancy group p0.022. The change in Maternal Attachment Scale scores between the first and second measurements differed depending on the pregnancy plan groups p0.044. The mean maternal attachment scores were lower in the unplanned pregnancy group. The mean BDI scores were lower in the planned pregnancy group compared to the unplanned pregnancy group p0.001. BDI classification varied based on the pregnancy plan p0.012. Minimal depressive symptom rates were higher in the planned pregnancy group, while symptoms were generally light or moderate in the unplanned pregnancy group. The study found that maternal attachment was higher and depression levels were lower in planned pregnancies compared to unplanned pregnancies. It is recommended that pregnancies be planned to promote healthier maternal attachment and reduce the risk of postpartum depression.

 Bu çalışmanın amacı planlı-plansız gebeliklerde doğum sonrası depresyon ve anne bağlanmasının değerlendirilmesidir. Tanımlayıcı olan çalışmanın örneklemini 46 plansız, 46 planlı gebeliği olan, doğum yapmış 92 lohusa kadın oluşturmaktadır. Kadınlar ile doğumdan sonra taburcu olmadan 24 saat içinde ve bir ay sonrasında tekrar görüşüldü. Veri toplamada; Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu, Beck Depresyon Ölçeği BECK ve Maternal Bağlanma Ölçeği MBÖ kullanıldı. Planlı gebelik grubunda maternal bağlanma ölçeğine ait birinci ve ikinci ölçüm ortalamaları farklılık göstermemektedir p0,05. Plansız gebelik grubunda ise maternal bağlanma ölçeğine ait birinci ve ikinci ölçüm ortalamaları farklılık göstermektedir p0,022. Maternal bağlanma ölçeğine ait birinci ve ikinci ölçümler arasındaki değişim gebelik plan gruplarına göre farklılık göstermektedir p0,044. Plansız gebelik grubunda maternal bağlanma puan ortalamaları daha düşüktür. Planlı gebelik grubunda BECK puan ortalamaları plansız gebelik grubuna kıyasla daha düşüktür p0,001. Gebelik plan durumuna göre BECK sınıflaması farklılık göstermektedir p0,012. Planlı gebelik grubunda minimal depresif belirti oranları daha yüksek iken, plansız gebelik grubunda hafif ve orta düzeydir. Planlı gebeliklerin plansız gebeliklere göre maternal bağlanma durumlarının daha yüksek, depresyon durumlarının ise daha düşük olduğu saptandı. Gebeliklerin sağlıklı bir şekilde geçirilmesi için planlı olmaları önerilmektedir.

Makale detayları

Comparison of Postpartum Depression and Maternal Attachment Between Planned and Unplanned Pregnancies

Yazarlar:

Behiye Özlem Türk | Handan Özcan

Yayıncı:

Necmettin Erbakan University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık Hizmetleri ve Sistemleri (Diğer)

Dergi:

Genel Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 1, pp.126-134

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001346146

pISSN:

2687-5403

Planned pregnancy

Unplanned pregnancy

Mother attachment

Postpartum. Depression.Planlı gebelik

Plansız gebelik

Anne bağlanması

Doğum sonu Depresyon.

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Behiye Özlem Türk | Handan Özcan

Yayıncı: Necmettin Erbakan University

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık Hizmetleri ve Sistemleri (Diğer)

Dergi: Genel Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 1, pp.126-134

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001346146

pISSN: 2687-5403

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Behiye Özlem Türk | Handan Özcan

Yayıncı:

Necmettin Erbakan University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık Hizmetleri ve Sistemleri (Diğer)

Dergi:

Genel Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 1, pp.126-134

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001346146

pISSN:

2687-5403