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RMJ. 2022; 47(3): 598-602 Association of postpartum depression with pre and post-natal iron supplementation in women of reproductive age of Islamabad, PakistanArshia Bilal, Asifa Afzal, Iffat Noreen, Tahreem Fatima, Naima Memon, Sumaiyya Zubairi, Tayyiba Haq, Sana Iqbal, Rizwan Ashiq. Abstract | | | | Objective: To assess the proportion of postpartum depression (PPD) and its association with pre and post-natal iron supplementation among women of reproductive age.
Methodology: This analytical cross -sectional study was carried out from January 2018 to August 2019 in Pakistan Air Force (PAF) hospital, Islamabad. Data of 93 postpartum women were collected by interview through non probability consecutive sampling. An Urdu translated semi-structured questionnaire was used. Postpartum depression was assessed through Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) with cutoff value of
Key words: Postpartum depression, iron supplementation, postnatal, prenatal.
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