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Social Support As A Risk Factor Of Postpartum Depression Among Women Of Various Ethnicity, Jingle Xu
Social Support As A Risk Factor Of Postpartum Depression Among Women Of Various Ethnicity, Jingle Xu
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Postpartum depression is considered the most important mental disorder after delivery because of the high prevalence and the serious negative mother-baby outcomes. Education and support of mothers for postpartum depression are deeply held values of nursing care during pregnancy and the postpartum period (Ladewig, London & Davidson, 2014). Risk factors are the common target of these interventions, among which social support is one of the most popular factors in research currently. Social support is composed of instrumental, informational, and emotional support given by a social network to maintain an individual’s mental health status when they are faced with significant or …