Hi, I'm a Sixth Form student and am applying to become a Midwife. I'm doing a dissertation this year on the question: What are the most Significant Causes of Postnatal Depression?
I want to get some primary research, and I would be really grateful if mothers, both who have suffered from postnatal depression and haven't, could complete this survey. Please feel free to add extra information if you would like to.
Thank you so much,
Anna Marsden
What kind of delivery did you have?
- Natural Birth
- Cesarean Section
- Vacuum Extraction
- Forceps delivery
- Episiotomy
- Amniotomy
- Other (please state)
How did you find your delivery?
Traumatic
Very Painful
Painful
Pain Free
Other (please state)
Did you feel you had sufficient support from Midwives during your pregnancy?
Yes
No
Did you feel you had sufficient support from Midwives after giving birth?
Yes
No
Where you regularly visited by a health visitor if you were assigned one after birth?
Yes
No
Didn’t have a health visitor
If yes did you find you health visitor helpful and supportive?
Yes
No
Other (please state)
Did you feel like you had sufficient practical support from your partner before the birth?
Yes
No
Other (please state)
Single Mother
Did you feel like you and sufficient practical support from your partner after the birth?
Yes
No
Other (please state)
Did you feel like you had sufficient emotional support from your partner before the birth?
Yes
No
Single Mother
Did you feel like you had sufficient emotional support from your partner after the birth?
Yes
No
Other (please state)
Did you move house during or just after your pregnancy?
Yes
No
If yes did you find it stressful?
Very
Considerably
Slightly
No
Other (please state)
Did you feel pressure to lose weight after your pregnancy?
Yes
No
If yes, where did you feel the pressure from?
The media
Friends
Partner
Parents
Other (please state)
Were you very Career driven before your pregnancy?
Yes
No
How would you describe your social life before your pregnancy?
Very Active
Active
Quiet
Very Quiet
Did you enjoy your social life before your pregnancy?
Yes
No
Other (please state)
Did your social life decrease after having a baby?
Yes
No
Other (please state)
Did you read books giving advice about looking after a newborn before pregnancy?
Yes lots
Yes a few
No
If Yes did you find the books useful and follow their advice?
Yes
No
How did you think it would be looking after a baby before you gave birth?
Very Easy
Easy
Difficult but manageable
Almost impossible
Other (please state)
Is there a history of Depression in your family?
Yes
No
After you had your baby would you often wake up tired but not be able to
get back to sleep?
All the time
Yes Sometimes
No
Did you feel a sense of loss of your identity after having your child?
Yes extremely
Yes but mildly
No
Would you describe yourself as having the tendency to be a perfectionist?
A lot of the time
Sometimes
Rarely
No
Would you describe yourself as having the tendency to be pessimistic?
A lot of the time
Sometimes
rarely
No
Did you have difficulty bonding with your baby?
Yes, at first
Yes for a prolonged period
No
Did you have difficulty bonding with your own mother as a child?
Yes
No
Did you feel jealous of your baby for receiving all the attention?
Yes a lot
Yes sometimes
No
Have you suffered from postnatal depression?
Yes
Yes but undiagnosed
No
Questions for women who have had postnatal depression only…
Where you prescribed antidepressants?
Yes
No
Did the antidepressant help?
Yes a lot
Yes but only a mild improvement
No difference
No
No, actually made my depression worse
Did you feel that close family and friends were supportive of your postnatal depression?
Yes, very
Yes, Moderately
No
Not at all
Other (please state)
Did you feel guilty about your postnatal depression?
Yes, a lot
Yes, sometimes
No
Other (please state)
What are the most Significant Causes of Postnatal Depression
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@Annamn: Happy to fill in but if we've had more than one baby, do you want us to do it for each, or just for one?
Re: What are the most Significant Causes of Postnatal Depres
Thankyou ! If you have different answers for each baby then doing it for both would be best. However I know it's quite long so filling it out for one would still be really helpful.
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Just sent by PM. I just put 1, 2 and 3 under each question for each baby.
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