Relation of Postpartum Depression and Health Care Climate with Type of Delivery

Abstract

The present study was conducted to investigate the relation of postpartum depression and health care climate to type of delivery. It was hypothesized that postpartum depression is positively correlated with type of delivery, birth order of the child, social support and health care climate. Sample was consisted on 200 females from which 100 were with normal delivery and 100 were with cesarean delivery. Data was collected from Nishtar Hospital Multan and DHQ Muzaffar Garh. Edinburg Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Sagovsky in 1987 and Health Care Climate Questionnaire developed by Williams, G. C., & Deci, E. L. (2001) were used as research instruments. Results indicate that postpartum depression is positively correlated with 1st child birth, cesarean delivery and poor health care climate.