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What are the most Significant Causes of Postnatal Depression

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What are the most Significant Causes of Postnatal Depression

#1 Unread post by Annamn » Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:03 pm

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 :D



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)


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Re: What are the most Significant Causes of Postnatal Depres

#2 Unread post by weezypops » Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:31 pm

@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?
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Re: What are the most Significant Causes of Postnatal Depres

#3 Unread post by Annamn » Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:50 pm

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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#4 Unread post by weezypops » Sun Sep 28, 2014 2:08 pm

Just sent by PM. I just put 1, 2 and 3 under each question for each baby.
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