Incidencia de depresión postparto: Una revisión sistemática

Abstract

Fetal development and labor are crucial stages in fomenting the bond between mother and child; nevertheless, they are periods where women are most likely to develop depressive disorders. The prevalence of mental afflictions reaches 15% of women who have completed their gestation period, with postpartum depression being the pathological condition with the highest recurrence. Objective: To systematize the available scientific evidence on the incidence of postpartum depression through a systematic review using meticulous and concise analysis of the existing literature. Methodology: The present review is a meta-study, of the systematic review type, without registration of any development protocol carried out under a qualitative approach, based on 21 publications obtained from sources of scientific information such as Google Scholar, Scopus, MedLine, SciELO, Redalyc, and other Proquest databases of the Catholic University of Cuenca. Results: Postpartum depression is a psychological disorder that affects puerperium as much as her immediate family environment and the newborn. The prevalence of this disease is associated with factors such as age, parity, socioeconomic status, depressive history, intrafamily violence, unwanted pregnancies, and the parent’s absence. Conclusion: Worldwide, the incidence of postpartum depression ranges between 10% and 15% of puerperium. In Spain, such prevalence reaches 15%; in Peru, it borders 45%; in Colombia, 23%; and in Ecuador, 13%.

Keywords: depression, postpartum, incidence, women.