Abstract: Objective To examine the effect of prenatal anxiety on postpartum depression(PPD) at 3 months postpartum in women with elective cesarean section. Methods This prospective cohort study inclued 145 women undergoing elective cesarean section. The State subscale in State-trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S) was used to detect the prenatal anxiety in mothers. Score40 points were divided into prenatal anxiety group, score≤40 points were divided into non prenatal anxiety group.The demographic data, obstetric characteristics, psychological characteristics, biochemical indexes in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid, intraoperative and postpartum indexes were collected.The Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) was used to assess PPD at 3 months postpartum. Result In women with elective cesarean section,compared with non prenatal anxiety group, the incidence of PPD at 3 months postpartum in the prenatal anxiety group was significantly higher (65.2%VS15.2%, P0.001), the Relative Risk (RR) of prenatal anxiety was 4.304 (95%CI:2.580~7.180, P0.001). After adjusting for the confounding factors between the two groups, multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that prenatal anxiety was still significantly correlated with PPD and was a strong predictor of PPD (adjusted OR=7.618, 95%CI: 1.880~30.865, P=0.004). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that prenatal anxiety STAI-S score (adjusted OR: 1.221, 95%CI:1.095~1.362), prenatal depression EPDS score (adjusted OR: 1.362, 95%CI:1.144~1.622), longer gestational weeks(adjusted OR: 2.661, 95%CI:1.336~5.302) were risk factors for PPD. High cerebrospinal fluid oxytocin levels (adjusted OR:0.851, 95%CI:0.716~0.950), normal birth weight (adjusted OR:0.017, 95%CI:0.001~0.344), high Social Support Rating Scale(SSRS)scores (adjusted OR:0.882, 95%CI:0.794~0.980) were protective factors for PPD. Conclusion Prenatal anxiety predicts PPD at 3 months after cesarean section. At the same time, high levels of prenatal anxiety, depression and long gestational weeks are risk factors for PPD, while high levels of cerebrospinal fluid oxytocin, high social support and normal birth weight of newborns are protective factors for PPD.
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