The level of postnatal depression indicators in accordance
with the Edinburgh scale in pregnant and postpartum women was studied and analyzed. Our study
has proven an increase in the level of premature births and the premature babies, and operative
deliveries in the group with a high level of postpartum depression. It was recommended to manage
high-risk pregnancies using psychological counseling to prevent possible complications. The aim
- to study and analyze the level of postpartum depression in pregnant women using the Edinburg
Scale. Materials and methods. 75 pregnant women aged 17 – 47 y. o. have been under
examination. In the groups under observation the questionnaires were analyzed. The level of stress
at the beginning of pregnancy and at childbirth, characteristics of their course, the condition of
newborns have been established. The standard Statistica information processing systems were
used. The women under examination were divided into 3 groups according to the stress level: with
no stress, with moderate compensated stress and with symptoms of severe stress. Results.
Analysisoftheobtainedindicators in the studiedgroups of pregnant women found that with
increasing stress levels, there was an increase in premature births, placental dysfunction, operative
deliveries, and the use of EDA.Analysis of age-related indicators showedthat inpatients with high
rates of postpartum depression, childbirth ended prematurely, and this indicator did not depend on
the age of the women. When analyzing indicators by category of child maturity, it was found that
extremelypremature children were born to women with high levels of postpartum depression.
Вивчено та проаналізовано рівень показників
післяпологової депресії за Едінбургською шкалою у вагітних та жінок в післяпологовому
періоді. В дослідженні доведено збільшення рівня передчасних пологів, народження вкрай
недоношених малюків, оперативних розроджень в групі жінок з високим рівнем
післяродової депресії. Запропановано ведення вагітних із підвищеним рівнем стресу с
залученням психоемоційної підтримки та психологічного консультування з метою
профілактики можливих ускладнень.
