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BIRTH-ISSUES IN PERINATAL CARE
卷 40, 期 1, 页码 32-38出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/birt.12026
关键词
depression; depressive symptoms; fathers; paternal age; postpartum
资金
- Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Background New fathers may be as vulnerable as new mothers to depression, and their symptoms also can affect the mother and child. The purpose of this study was to investigate depressive symptoms and associations with paternal age, sociodemographic characteristics, and antenatal psychological well-being in Swedish first-time fathers. Methods Depressive symptoms, defined as scores of 11 or greater on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, were investigated in 812 men 3months after their first baby was born. The study sample included primarily Swedish-born, married or cohabiting men who participated in antenatal education classes during the partner's pregnancy. Results In all, 10.3 percent of study men suffered from depressive symptoms. Compared with fathers aged 2933years (sample mean age +/- 2yr), the younger fathers had an increased risk for depressive symptoms (OR 2.55; 95% CI 1.504.35). Low educational level, low income, poor partner relationship quality, and financial worry increased the risk for depressive symptoms, but these factors could not explain the increased risk among the young. Conclusions New fathers in their twenties seem to have an increased risk for depressive symptoms that cannot be explained solely by socioeconomic factors. Support should be offered to new fathers with particular focus on the young. (BIRTH 40:1 March 2013)
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