Shahnaz Barat, Azita Ghanbarpour, Seyyedeh Mahboubeh Mirtabar, Farzan Kheirkhah, Zahra Basirat, Hoda Shirafkan, Angela Hamidia, Faezeh Khorshidian, Davood Hosseini Talari, Zeynab Pahlavan, Sedigheh Esmaelzadeh, Zinatosadat Buzari, Mahtab Zeynalzadeh, Shahla Yazdani Charati, Fatemeh Shafizade, Mahsima Adnani, Fatemeh Amirkhanloo, Maedeh Mollaalipour, Atieh Chale Kani, Mania Amiri, Razieh Khazaei, Seyedeh Shabnam Mehdinia, Fatemeh Basirat, Simin Asadollahi, Asieh Khodami, Alireza Azizi, Fatemeh Nasiri-Amiri, Nooshin Fatery, Shirin Shahrokhi, Banafshe Zarinkamar, Sajedeh Aligoltabar, Mahbobeh Faramarzi
BACKGROUND: Psychological distress (PD) is a significant issue during pregnancy and postpartum, adversely affecting both children and mothers. This study aims to determine PD's prevalence and risk factors in a large Iranian population sample during pregnancy and postpartum. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the Babol Pregnancy Mental Health Registry (located in the north of Iran) between June 2020 and March 2021. A total of 2305 women were included, with 1639 during pregnancy and 666 during postpartum...
November 14, 2023: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth