Solmaz Ghanbari-Homaie, Seyedeh-Pooneh Jenani, Leili Faraji-Gavgani, Pooya Hosenzadeh, Mansour Rezaei
AIM: Women during the postpartum period are at risk for psychiatric disorders such as postpartum depression (PPD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and anxiety. It is controversial whether labour epidural analgesia have a protective role on PPD, PTSD, and anxiety or not. This study is a meta-analysis of previously published observational studies to investigate the association between epidural analgesia and PPD, PTSD, and anxiety. METHODS: We searched Cochran Library, PubMed, ProQuest, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and MEDLINE from inception until December 2022...
March 30, 2024: Heliyon